Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P Manual - Page 24

English 3) NB_FAN (North Bridge Fan Header) Connect the North Bridge fan cable to this header. The fan header has a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation. Most fans are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V voltage. The black connector wire is the ground wire. Pin No. Definition 1 1 GND 2 +12V 3 NC 4/5/6) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN1 / SYS_FAN2 / PWR_FAN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), a 4-pin system fan header (SYS_FAN2), a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_FAN),and a 3-pin system fan header (SYS_FAN1). Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation. Most fans are designed with colorcoded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V voltage. The black connector wire is the ground wire. The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design. For optimum heat dissipation, it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis. 1 CPU_FAN 1 SYS_FAN2 CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN2 : Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 +12V / Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Speed Control 1 PWR_FAN 1 SYS_FAN1 PWR_FAN / SYS_FAN1 : Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 +12V 3 Sense • Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU, North Bridge and system from overheating. Overheating may result in damage to the CPU/North Bridge or the system may hang. • These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers. GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 24 -