Connecting Power Cables; Connecting Power Supply Cables - Intel D945GCPE - Desktop Board Motherboard Product Manual

Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components

Connecting Power Cables

CAUTION
Failure to use the appropriate power supply and/or not connecting the 12 V (2 x 2 pin)
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 on the desktop board is backwards compatible
with ATX12V power supplies with 2 x 10 connectors. Figure 22 shows the location of
the desktop board power connectors.
Figure 22. Connecting Power Supply Cables
1. Observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" on page 23.
2. Connect the main power supply cable to the 2 x 12 pin connector.
3. Connect the 12 V processor core voltage power supply cable to the 2 x 2 pin
connector.
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