Asus E45M1-M PRO - Manual (Page 25)

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• 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!
• For system stability, ensure that you connect a chassis fan to the motherboard.
2. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-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.
The CPU_FAN connector supports a CPU fan of maximum 2A (24 W) fan power.
E45M1-M PRO
E45M1-M PRO fan connectors
CPU_FAN
CHA_FAN
CPU
FA
N PW
M
CPU
FA
N IN
CPU
FA
N PW
R
GN
D
GND
+12V
Rotation
3. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports
either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel
audio I/O module cable to this connector.
• We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this
connector to avail of the motherboard’s high-definition audio capability.
• If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set
the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup to [HD]. If you want to connect an AC'97
front panel audio module to this connector, set the item to [AC97]. By default, this
connector is set to [HD]. See section 2.5.5 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.
E45M1-M PRO
E45M1-M PRO Front panel audio connector
AAFP
PIN 1
GN
D
PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR
PORT1
L
PORT1
R
PORT2
R
SENSE_SEN
D
PORT2
L
HD-audio-compliant
pin definition
PIN 1
AGND NC NC NC
MIC2
MICPW
R
Line out_
R
NC
Line out_
L
Legacy AC’97
compliant definition