Asus H97M-E - Internal Connectors: Power and M.2; ATX Power and M.2 Socket Details

• 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.
• DONOTforgettoconnectthe4-pin/8-pinEATX12Vpowerplug.Otherwise,the
system will not boot.
• WerecommendthatyouuseaPSUwithahigherpoweroutputwhenconguringa
systemwithmorepower-consuming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/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator.aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details.
7. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V)
TheseconnectorsareforATXpowersupplyplugs.Thepowersupplyplugsare
designedtottheseconnectorsinonlyoneorientation.Findtheproperorientationand
pushdownrmlyuntiltheconnectorscompletelyt.
H97M-E
H97M-E ATX power connectors
EATX12V
PIN 1
+12V DC
+12V DC
+12V DC
+12V DC
GND
GND
GND
GND
EATXPWR
PIN 1
GND
+5 Volts
+5 Volts
+5 Volts
-5 Volts
GND
GND
GND
PSON#
GND
-12 Volts
+3 Volts
+3 Volts
+12 Volts
+12 Volts
+5V Standby
Power OK
GND
+5 Volts
GND
+5 Volts
GND
+3 Volts
+3 Volts
8. M.2 Socket 3
ThissocketallowsyoutoinstallanM.2(NGFF)SSDmodule.
H97M-E
H97M-E M.2 Socket
M.2 (SOCKET3)
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Chapter 1: Product introduction