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10. Power connectors
These Power connectors allow you to connect your motherboard to a power supply.
Thepowersupplyplugsaredesignedtotinonlyoneorientation,ndtheproper
orientationandpushdownrmlyuntilthepowersupplyplugsarefullyinserted.
Ensuretoconnectthe8-pinpowerplug.
• Forafullyconguredsystem,werecommendthatyouuseapowersupplyunit
(PSU)thatcomplieswithATX12VSpecication2.0(orlaterversion)andprovidesa
minimumpowerof350W.
• WerecommendthatyouuseaPSUwithahigherpoweroutputwhenconguringa
systemwithmorepower-consumingdevices.Thesystemmaybecomeunstableor
may not boot up if the power is inadequate.
• Ifyouwanttousetwoormorehigh-endPCIExpressx16cards,useaPSUwith
1000Wpowerorabovetoensurethesystemstability.