Asus A88XM-E/USB 3.1 A88XM-EUSB 31 Users manual English - Page 11

2. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 4-pin CHA_FAN) Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. CPU_FAN CHA_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND CHA FAN PWM CHA FAN IN CHA FAN PWR GND Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! The CPU_FAN connector supports a CPU fan of maximum 1A (12 W) fan power. 3. AMD® FM2+ APU socket This motherboard comes with a FM2+ socket designed for AMD® A-series and Athlon™Series processors. For more details, refer to Accelerated Processing Unit (APU). 4. DDR3 DIMM slots Install 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into these DIMM sockets. For more details, refer to System memory. 5. AMD® A88X SATA 6.0Gb/s ports (7-pin SATA6G_1~6) These ports connect to SATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via SATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [AHCI]. SATA6G GND RSATA_TXP RSATA_TXN GND RSATA_RXN RSATA_RXP GND 6. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER) The 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker allows you hear system beeps and warnings. +5V GND GND Speaker Out SPEAKER PIN 1 ASUS A88XM-E/USB 3.1 1-3