Connecting Power Supply Cables - Intel BLKDX58SO Product Manual

Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Product Guide

Connecting Power Supply Cables

Figure 30 shows the location of the power connectors.
CAUTION
Failure to use an appropriate power supply and/or not connecting the 12 V
(Figure 30, A) power connector to the Desktop Board may result in damage to the
board or the system may not function properly.
The 2 x 12 pin main power connector (Figure 30, D) is backwards compatible with
ATX12V power supplies with 2 x 10 connectors. Use of the 1 x 4 auxiliary PCI Express
graphics power connector (Figure 30, C) or the SATA-style auxiliary power connector
(Figure 30, B) is required with ATX12V power supplies when using PCI Express
graphics cards that can consume up to 75 W.
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Figure 30. Connecting Power Supply Cables