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8 connecting the cables, 1 motherboard connections – Asus 5U Tower Chassis Kit AK35 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware setup

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2.8

Connecting the cables

Refer to the motheboard user guide for detailed information on the
connectors.

2.8.1 Motherboard connections

The chassis includes power and signal cables that you need to connect to
the motherboard, SCSI backplane, and to the devices that you will install.

1.

Chassis fan

2.

12V AUX power

3.

24-pin ATX power

4.

Primary IDE

5.

Secondary IDE

6.

SCSI backplane

7.

SMBus panel to backplane

8.

Floppy disk drive

9.

System front panel

10.

External SCSI

11.

HDD access

12.

Front USB

Standard cables connected to the motherboard

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3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 12

11

Most of the cables for the chassis kit are already connected upon
shipment. When installing system devices and connecting cables,
make sure that all cables are routed properly for better system stability
and performance. Refer to the picture below when arranging cables.