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Hardware Installation
• Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from
overheating. Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang.
• Thesefanheadersarenotcongurationjumperblocks.Donotplaceajumpercapontheheaders.
3/4) CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN1/2/3 (Fan Headers)
All fan headers on this motherboard are 4-pin. Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design.
When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is
thegroundwire).Thespeedcontrolfunctionrequirestheuseofafanwithfanspeedcontroldesign.For
optimum heat dissipation, it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis.
CPU_FAN:
Pin No. Denition
1 GND
2 +12V
3 Sense
4 Speed Control
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
1
SYS_FAN1/2/3:
Pin No. Denition
1 GND
2 Speed Control
3 Sense
4 VCC
SYS_FAN2
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
1
CPU_FAN
1
SYS_FAN1/3
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
5) CPU_OPT (Water Cooling CPU Fan Header)
The fan header is 4-pin and possesses a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to
connectitinthecorrectorientation(theblackconnectorwireisthegroundwire).Thespeedcontrolfunction
requires the use of a fan with fan speed control design.
Pin No. Denition
1 GND
2 Speed Control
3 Sense
4 VCC
DEBUG PORT
G.QBOFM
1