Technical Advantages - BE QUIET! DARK POWER PRO 10 Series User Manual

generated quickly helps to improve the life expectancy of your components and the power supply itself.
When connecting external fans to the power supply, please ensure that these fans do not have their
own thermal sensors or potentiometers.
The fan control system generates a start-up signal. This short, high-voltage burst ensures that all the
connected fans in the case will start together each time.
Important: Connect only one fan per cable.
SilentWings technology for extremely quiet operation
135 mm fans from the SilentWings USC series. Detached from case to run extremely quiet, with
optimised rotational speed throughout the entire working range. Minimisation of electrical and
mechanical noise through copper-core FDB bearings, flow-optimised fan blades and high-quality IC
motor control.
Overclocking Key
The Overclocking Key groups the individual 12V rails to a single 12V rail.
You can enable the overclocking function permanently by setting the jumper provided directly at the
power supply. Or you can enable the overclocking function by pressing the switch on the slot cover
provided as needed.
The overclocking key is connected to the power supply using the connector labeled accordingly.
When you switch on the overclocking function at the slot, a LED lights on the slot cover switch.
Important: Only press the "Overclocking Key" when the power supply is switched off!
Only connect the overclocking key, or the jumper provided, to the Overclocking Key connector on the
power supply! Do not connect any other device – such as a fan – to this connector!
To ensure trouble-free system operations, you should disable the overclocking key if you do not need
this function

4. TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES

ATX 12V Version 2.31 + EPS 12V 2.92:
The be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 10 Series offers customers a power supply compatible with the latest
ATX12V and EPS 12V specifications. It provides four separate 12V circuits that offer benefits with
respect to system reliability.
PCI Express connectors:
Our DARK POWER PRO 10 Series power supplies have up to six 6 pin or 8 pin connectors as required
for use with PCI Express graphics cards. Where possible please always follow the plug numbering to
connect to the same graphic card. (VGA1 to graphic card 1 and VGA2 to graphic card 2)
Please note the important information on page 53.
20/24 Pin motherboard connectors:
Thanks to a main connector that is expandable from 20 to 24 pins, the Dark Power PRO series is also
downwardly compatible with all current motherboard specifications.
This power supply does not support motherboards that require a -5V line and SOCKET A (462)
motherboards.
Serial ATA (SATA) connectors
Our DARK POWER PRO 10 Series power supplies have numerous S-ATA connectors.
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