MSI G31M-F User Manual - Page 17

Connectors, Jumpers, Slots - cpu support

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English Connectors, Jumpers, Slots Fan Power Connectors The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. The CPU FAN supports Smart FAN function. When connect the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the m ainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the fan control. Control SENSOR +1 2V GND CPU FAN SENSOR or NC +1 2V GND SYS FAN/ NB FAN/ POWER FAN Important 1. Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor's official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. CPUFAN supports fan control. You can install Dual Core Center utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature. 3. Fan cooler set with 3 or 4 pins power connector are both available for CPUFAN. Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB floppy disk drive. IDE connector This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must configure the drives separately to Master/ Slave mode by setting jumpers. Refer to IDE device's documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions. En-9

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English
Connectors, Jumpers, Slots
Floppy Disk Drive Connector
This connector supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB floppy disk drive.
Fan Power Connectors
The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. The CPU FAN supports
Smart FAN
function. When connect the wire to the connectors, always take note that the
red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground
and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor
chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take
advantage of the fan control.
SYS FAN/ NB FAN/
POWER FAN
SENSOR or NC
+12V
GND
IDE connector
This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices.
CPU FAN
SENSOR
+12V
GND
Control
Important
1.
Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor
s official website or
consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan.
2.
CPUFAN supports fan control. You can install
Dual Core Center
utility that
will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU
temperature.
3. Fan cooler set with 3 or 4 pins power connector are both available for CPUFAN.
Important
If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must configure the drives
separately to Master/ Slave mode by setting jumpers. Refer to IDE device
s docu-
mentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions.