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ICH7 Serial ATA connectors 7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, CPU fan connector 4-pin CPU_FAN

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5. ICH7 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 P5KPL SE GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND P5KPL SE SATA connectors GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND Connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to SATA device. Or you may connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. right-angle side 6. CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_FAN) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA~2000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A~7 A (84 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Do not forget to connect the fan cable to the fan connector. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. This is not a jumper! Do not place jumper cap on the fan connector! CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND P5KPL SE P5KPL SE CPU fan connector Only the CPU fan supports the ASUS Q-FAN feature. 1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction

Section	Page
Notices	6
Safety information	7
About this guide	7
P5KPL SE specifications summary	9
Chapter 1	11
Product introduction	11
1.1 Welcome!	11
1.2 Package contents	11
1.3 Special features	11
1.3.1 Product highlights	11
1.3.2 ASUS unique features	12
1.3.3 ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features	13
1.4 Before you proceed	14
1.5 Motherboard overview	15
1.5.1 Placement direction	15
1.5.2 Screw holes	15
1.5.3 Motherboard layout	16
1.5.4 Layout contents	17
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	17
1.6.1 Installing the CPU	18
1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan	20
1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan	21
1.7 System memory	21
1.7.1 Overview	21
1.7.2 Memory configurations	22
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM	26
1.7.4 Removing a DIMM	26
1.8 Expansion slots	27
1.8.1 Installing an expansion card	27
1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card	27
1.8.4 PCI slots	27
1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot	27
1.8.6 PCI Express x16 slot	27
1.9 Jumper	28
1.10 Connectors	29
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors	29
1.10.2 Internal connectors	30
1.11 Software support	37
1.11.1 Installing an operating system	37
1.11.2 Support DVD information	37
Chapter 2	39
BIOS information	39
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	39
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility	39
2.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk	40
2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	41
2.1.4 AFUDOS utility	42
2.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	43
2.2 BIOS setup program	45
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen	46
2.2.2 Menu bar	46
2.2.3 Navigation keys	46
2.2.4 Menu items	47
2.2.5 Sub-menu items	47
2.2.6 Configuration fields	47
2.2.7 Pop-up window	47
2.2.8 Scroll bar	47
2.2.9 General help	47
2.3 Main menu	48
2.3.1 System Time	48
2.3.2 System Date	48
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A	48
2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA 1~4	48
2.3.5 Storage Configuration	49
2.3.6 System Information	49
2.4 Advanced menu	50
2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration	50
2.4.2 USB Configuration	52
2.4.3 CPU Configuration	52
2.4.4 Chipset	53
2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration	54
2.4.6 PCI PnP	54
2.5 Power menu	55
2.5.1 Suspend Mode	55
2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support	55
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support	56
2.5.4 APM Configuration	56
2.5.5 Hardware Monitor	56
2.6 Boot menu	57
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority	57
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	57
2.6.3 Security	58
2.7 Tools menu	59
2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	59
2.7.2 AI NET 2	60