User Guide

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V)
CorrectlyorienttheATXpowersupplyplugsintotheseconnectorsandpushdown
rmlyuntiltheconnectorscompletelyt.
• Forafullyconguredsystem,werecommendthatyouuseapowersupplyunit
(PSU)thatcomplieswithATX12VSpecication2.0(orlaterversion)andprovides
aminimumpowerof350W.ThisPSUtypehas24-pinand8-pinpowerplugs.
• WerecommendthatyouuseaPSUwithhigherpoweroutputwhen
conguringasystemwithmorepower-consumingdevicesorwhenyou
intendtoinstalladditionaldevices.Thesystemmaybecomeunstableor
maynotbootupifthepowerisinadequate.
•
Ifyouareuncertainabouttheminimumpowersupplyrequirementforyoursystem,
refertotheRecommendedPowerSupplyWattageCalculatorathttp://support.
asus.com.cn/PowerSupply.aspx?SLanguage=enfordetails.
CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 4-pin CHA_FAN 1/2)
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!TheCPU_FANconnectorsupportsaCPUfan
ofmaximum1A(12W)fanpower.
Intel
®
LGA1151 CPU socket
InstallIntel
®
LGA1151CPUintothissurfacemountLGA1151socket,whichisdesigned
for8
th
GenerationIntel
®
Core™i7/i5/i3,Pentium
®
andCeleron
®
processors.
Formoredetails,refertoCentral Processing Unit (CPU).
DDR4 DIMM slots
Install2GB,4GB,8GB,and16GBunbufferednon-ECCDDR4DIMMsintothese
DIMMsockets.
Formoredetails,refertoSystem memory.
USB 3.1 Gen1 (up to 5Gbps) connector (20-1 pin U31G1_56)
ConnectaUSB3.1Gen1moduletothisconnectorforadditionalUSB3.1Gen1
frontorrearpanelports.ThisconnectorcomplieswithUSB3.1Gen1specications
andprovidefasterdatatransferspeedsofupto5Gbps,fasterchargingtimefor
USB-chargeabledevices,optimizedpowerefciency,andbackwardcompatibility
withUSB2.0.
M.2 socket 3
ThesesocketsallowyoutoinstallM.2(NGFF)SSDmodules.
• TheseM.2socketssupportMKeyand2242/2260/2280storage
devices.
• BothM.2socketscansupportdatatransferspeedupto32Gb/s.
• OnlytheM.2_2socketcansupportIntel
®
Optane
TM
memory.
• OnlytheM.2_1socketcansupportSATAmodestorage
devices.WhenadeviceinSATAmodeisinstalledontheM.2_1
socket,SATA_2isdisabled.
M.2(SOCKET3)