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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.2.1 Layout contents
1. CPU socket
The motherboard comes with a LGA1700 Socket designed for 12
th
Gen Intel
®
Core™,
Pentium
®
Gold and Celeron
®
Processors.
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Supports up to Intel
®
65W CPU
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For more details, refer to
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
.
2. DDR4 DIMM slots
The motherboard comes with Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) slots designed for DDR4
(Double Data Rate 4) memory modules.
For more details, refer to
System memory
.
3. Expansion slots
This motherboard supports one PCIe x16 graphics card and one PCIe 3.0 x1 network card,
SCSI card or other card that complies with the PCI Express specifications.
4. Fan headers
The Fan headers allow you to connect fans to cool the system.
5. Power connectors
These Power connectors allow you to connect your motherboard to a power supply. The
power supply plugs are designed to fit in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and
push down firmly until the power supply plugs are fully inserted.
Ensure to connect the 4-pin power plug.
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We recommend that you use a PSU with a higher power output when configuring a
system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or
may not boot up if the power is inadequate.
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If you are uncertain about the minimum power supply requirement for your system, we
recommend you to refer to online resources for Power Supply Wattage Calculator.
6. M.2 slot (Key M)
The M.2 slot allows you to install an M.2 device such as an M.2 SSD module.
M.2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode).
The M.2 SSD module is purchased separately.
FAN PWM
FAN IN
FAN PWR
GND
FAN PWM
FAN IN
FAN PWR
GND
