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ASUS Pundit P3-PH5
3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives.
4. CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_FAN)
The fan connector supports cooling fans of 350 mA~740 mA (8.88 W max.) or
a total of 1 A~2.22 A (26.64 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cable to the
fan connector on the motherboard, making sure that the cable’s black wire
matches the ground pin of the connector.
Important notes on Serial ATA
• You must install Windows
®
2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows
®
XP
Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.
• When using the connectors in standard IDE mode, you can connect the
primary (boot) hard disk drive to any of the SATA connectors.
Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufcient air
ow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are
not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors!
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P5B-VM
P5B-VM
SATA Connectors
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
SATA1
SATA2
R
P5B-VM
P5B-VM
CPU Fan Connector
CPU_FAN
GND
CPU FAN PWR
CPU FAN IN
CPU FAN PWM