Connectors, Jumpers, Slots - MSI G31M4 Series Manual

Connectors, Jumpers, Slots

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1/2
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
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: FDD1
This connector supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB floppy disk drive.
IDE connector: IDE1
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 docu-
mentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions.
+1 2V
GND
CPUFAN1
SENSOR or NC
+1 2V
GND
SYSFAN1/2
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