User's Manual

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Chapter 4: Motherboard information
4. Front fan connectors (4-pin FRNT_FAN1–FRNT_FAN7)
The fan connectors support cooling fans of 3.30 A – 3.95 A (47.4 W max.) Connect the
fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of
each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.
• DONOTforgettoconnectthefancablestothefanconnectors.Insufcientairow
inside the system may damage the motherboard components.
• Thesearenotjumpers!DONOTplacejumpercapsonthefanconnectors!
All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology.
FRNT_FAN6 and FRNT_FAN7 are backup fans only. They are not hot-pluggable and
activated only under the following circumstances:
• WhenFRNT_FAN1andFRNT_FAN5doesnotwork,thesystemactivates
FRNT_FAN6 and FRNT_FAN7.
• Whena300WGPUacceleratorisinstalled,thesystemactivatesFRNT_FAN6and
FRNT_FAN7 by default.