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ASUS WS X299 SAGE/10G
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Chapter 1
6. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V1-2; 6-pin EATX12V3)
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.
• DONOTconnectthe6-pinpowerplugonly,themotherboardmayoverheatunder
heavyusage.
• Ensuretoconnectthe8-pinpowerplug,orconnectboththe8-pinand6-pinpower
plugs.
• Forafullyconguredsystem,werecommendthatyouuseapowersupplyunit
(PSU)thatcomplieswithATX12VSpecication2.0(orlaterversion)andprovidesa
minimumpowerof350W.
• 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wanttousetwoormorehigh-endPCIExpressx16cards,useaPSUwith
1000Wpowerorabovetoensurethesystemstability.