Compatibility; Installing Your New Power Supply - BE QUIET! DARK POWER PRO 10 Series User Manual

5. COMPATIBILITY

The be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 10 Series power supplies are compatible with all recent popular power
supply and motherboard specifications such as:
• Intel ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 2.31 (and downwardly compatible to V2.3, V2.2,
V2.01, V2.0 )
• ATX System Design Guide Version 2.2 and Version 2.1
• BTX Version 1.0a
• E-ATX Server Dual Motherboards via 8-Pin Connector
• EPS12V Version 2.92
• Intel C6 Status for the new processor generation
• Energy Star 5 guidelines
• ErP Lot 6 guideline

6. INSTALLING YOUR NEW POWER SUPPLY

Please read „Warnings and safety notes" before you begin the installation.
Note: You will need a screwdriver to fit the power supply in your PC. Only use the screws provided with
the power supply because they have the correct thread.
Caution! Only use the supplied cable set. Using cables that were not included (e.g. cables of older
power supply unit series) may lead to defects!
First remove your old power supply. To do so, proceed as follows:
• Carefully disconnect your PC from any power sources and unplug all cables connected to the PC.
• Open the PC case, taking care to follow the manufacturer's instructions.
• Disconnect all plugs from the motherboard and all other components, such as FDDs, HDDs, or
optical drives. Make sure that there are no plugs from the old power supply connected to any of the
components.
• Now remove the screws at the rear of the power supply and carefully pull the power supply out of the
PC case. Take special care that no cables get caught in the components and damage them.
Fitting your new be quiet! DARK POWER PRO P10 power supply:
• Place the new power supply in the space provided in the PC case and connect to the rear panel using
the four screws provided. Do not use excessive force.
• Plug the 20/24 pin connector into the socket provided on the motherboard. If you have a 24 pin
connection, place the remaining 4 pins in the correct position before you plug the connector into
the socket. If you have a motherboard with a 20 pin connector, fold the additional 4 pins to one side.
• Now plug the 12V-P4/ 12V-P8 connector for the CPU into the socket provided on the motherboard.
• If you have a motherboard with multiple processors, you need an additional 12V-P8 plug. Simply plug it
into the corresponding socket on the motherboard. The connecting cable required to do so is included.
Using the power supply's thermal fan control
Connect only one case fan with one FAN socket on your power supply.
Make sure that case fans have a range of between 4V – 12V.
Caution: Only one fan per connecting cable! Maximum total load for all connections 0.8A/9.6W!
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