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45 Chapter 1 Product Information
Note:
1. For a fully configured system, we recommend that you use
a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V
Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum
power of 400 W.
2. Do not forget to connect the 4-pin EATX12V power plug;
otherwise, the system will not boot.
3. Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended
when configuring a system with more power-consuming
devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot
up if the power is inadequate.
4. The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has
been tested to support the motherboard power require-
ments with the following configuration:
CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz
Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4)
Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive
Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2)
Optical drive: DVD-RW