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Asus P5E3 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

6. CPU, chassis and power fan connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-2, 3-pin PWR_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 cables to the

fan connectors 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 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!

P5E3

®

P5E3 Fan connectors

CPU_FAN

CHA_FAN1

GND

Rotation

+12V

CHA_FAN2

GND

CPU FAN PWR

CPU FAN IN

CPU FAN PWM

GND

Rotation

+12V

PWR_FAN

GND

Rotation

+12V

• Only the CPU-FAN and CHA-FAN 1-2 connectors support the ASUS

Advanced Q-Fan feature.

• If you install two VGA cards, we recommend that you plug the rear

chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labled CHA_FAN1

or CHA_FAN2 for better themal environment.