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Chapter 2: Hardware Information
11. Power connectors
These Power connectors allow you to connect your motherboard to a power supply.
Thepowersupplyplugsaredesignedtotinonlyoneorientation,ndtheproper
orientationandpushdownrmlyuntilthepowersupplyplugsarefullyinserted.
Ensure to connect the 8-pin power plug.
• Forafullyconguredsystem,werecommendthatyouuseapowersupplyunit
(PSU)thatcomplieswithATX12VSpecication2.0(orlaterversion)andprovidesa
minimumpowerof350W.
• WerecommendthatyouuseaPSUwithahigherpoweroutputwhenconguringa
system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or
maynotbootupifthepowerisinadequate.
• ThismotherboardsupportsATX2.0PSUorlaterversion.
• EnsurethatyourPSUcanprovideatleasttheminimumpowerrequiredbyyour
system.