Asus PRIME B650M-A Manual page 13

1.2.1 Layout contents
1. CPU socket
The motherboard comes with an AMD Socket AM5 designed for AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series
Desktop Processors.
For more details, refer to Central Processing Unit (CPU).
2. DDR5 DIMM slots
The motherboard comes with Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) slots designed for DDR5
(Double Data Rate 5) memory modules.
For more details, refer to System memory.
3. Expansion slots
This motherboard supports one PCIe 4.0 x16 (supporting x16 mode) graphics card and two
PCIe 4.0 x16 (supporting x1 mode) network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply
with the PCI Express specification.
• Additional PCIe bifurcation and M.2 settings for RAID function are also supported
when a Hyper M.2 x16 series card is installed.
• For full details on the PCIe bifurcation, you may visit the support site at
https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/.
• The Hyper M.2 x16 series card is sold separately.
• Adjust the PCIe bifurcation under BIOS settings.
4. Fan headers
The Fan headers allow you to connect fans to cool the system.
Max.
Header
Current
CPU_FAN 1A
CPU_OPT 1A
CHA_FAN1 1A
CHA_FAN2 1A
CHA_FAN3 1A
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 8-pin power plug.
• For a fully configured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit
(PSU) that complies with ATX 12V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a
minimum power of 350W.
• 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.
ASUS PRIME B650M-A
Max.
Default Speed
Power
12W Q-Fan Controlled
12W Q-Fan Controlled
12W Q-Fan Controlled
12W Q-Fan Controlled
12W Q-Fan Controlled
FAN PWM
FAN IN
Shared
FAN PWR
GND
Control
A
A
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