Asus Pro B660M-C D4 - CPU Socket and DIMM Slots; Expansion Slots and M.2 Storage; Power Connectors and Fan Headers

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1.2.1 Layout contents
1. CPU socket
The motherboard comes with a surface mount Intel
®
Socket LGA1700 designed for 12
th
Gen
Intel
®
Core™, Pentium
®
Gold and Celeron
®
Processors.
For more details, refer to Central Processing Unit (CPU).
2. DDR4 DIMM slots
The motherboard comes with Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) slots designed for DDR4
(Double Data Rate 4) memory modules.
For more details, refer to System memory.
3. Expansion slots
This motherboard supports one PCIe 4.0 x16 graphics card and two PCIe 3.0 x1 network
cards, SCSI cards or other cards that comply with the PCI Express specication.
4. Fan headers
The Fan headers allow you to connect fans to cool the system.
5. Power connectors
These Power connectors allow you to connect your motherboard to a power supply. The
power supply plugs are designed to t in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and
push down rmly until the power supply plugs are fully inserted.
Ensure to connect the 8-pin power plug.
• 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, we
recommend you to refer to online resources for Power Supply Wattage Calculator.
6. M.2 slots (Key M)
The M.2 slots allow you to install M.2 devices such as M.2 SSD modules.
• Intel
®
12
th
Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280
- Intel
®
12
th
processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode
• Intel
®
B660 Chipset
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
GND FAN PWR FAN IN FAN PWM
FAN PWM
FAN IN
FAN PWR
GND
FAN PWM
FAN IN
FAN PWR
GND
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