4.
Front fan connectors (4-pin FRNT_FAN1–FRNT_FAN7)
The fan connectors support cooling fans of 3.30 A – 3.95 A (47.4 W max.) Connect the
fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of
each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.
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All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology.
FRNT_FAN6 and FRNT_FAN7 are backup fans only. They are not hot-pluggable and
activated only under the following circumstances:
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4-10
DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow
inside the system may damage the motherboard components.
These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors!
When FRNT_FAN1 and FRNT_FAN5 does not work, the system activates
FRNT_FAN6 and FRNT_FAN7.
When a 300W GPU accelerator is installed, the system activates FRNT_FAN6 and
FRNT_FAN7 by default.
Chapter 4: Motherboard information