Asrock FM2A58+ BTC User Manual
FM2A58+ BTC
FM2A58+ BTC
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published March 2014
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is device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate”
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Contents
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Unique Features 6
1.4 Motherboard Layout 11
1.5 I/O Panel 13
2. Installation 14
2.1 CPU Installation 15
2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 16
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 17
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 19
2.5 Jumpers Setup 20
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21
2.7 CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 25
2.8 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide 28
3. Software and Utilities Operation 30
4. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 38
4.1 Introduction 38
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 38
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 39
4.2 Main Screen 39
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 40
4.4 Advanced Screen 43
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 44
4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 45
4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 46
4.4.4 Storage Conguration 47
4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 48
4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 49
4.4.7 USB Conguration 51
4.5 Tool 52
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 55
4.7 Boot Screen 56
4.8 Security Screen 58
4.9 Exit Screen 59
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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock FM2A58+ BTC motherboard, a reliable moth-
erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers
excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to
quality and endurance.
In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard
and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the
software and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.
Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might
be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without
notice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated ver-
sion will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may
nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as
well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit
our website for specic information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock FM2A58+ BTC Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
ASRock FM2A58+ BTC Quick Installation Guide
ASRock FM2A58+ BTC Support CD
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
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1.2 Specications
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
Expansion
Slot
• ATX Form Factor
• All Solid Capacitor design
• High Density Glass Fabric PCB
• Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors
• 4 + 2 Power Phase design
• AMD A58 FCH (Bolton-D2)
• Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
• 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR3 2400+(OC)/2133(OC)/1866
(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buf fered memory
(see CAUTION 1)
• Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB (see CAUTION
2)
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
• Supports AMD Memory Prole Technology (AMP) up to
AMP 2400
• 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
• 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4 @ x16 mode)
* PCIE 3.0 is only supported with FM2+ CPU. With FM2
CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE5 @ x4 mode)
• 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots
• 2 x PCI Slots
• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, CrossFireXTM and
Dual Graphics
• 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE4)
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Graphics
• Integrated AMD RadeonTM R7/R5 Series Graphics in
A-series APU
• DirectX 11.1, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2+ CPU. DirectX
11, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2 CPU.
• Max. shared memory 2GB
• Dual VGA output: support DVI-D and D-Sub by
independent display controllers
• Supports Dual-link DVI-D with max. resolution up to
2560x1600 @ 60Hz
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• Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
• Supports AMD Steady VideoTM 2.0: New video post
processing capability for automatic jitter reduction on
home/online video
• Supports HDCP with DVI-D Port
• Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with
DVI-D Port
Audio
LAN
Rear
Panel I/O
• 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)
• Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protec-
tion)
• TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to
600 ohm headsets) (Line- Out on rear I/O only)
• PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• R e alt e k RT L 8111G R
• Supports Wake-On-WAN (see CAUTION 3)
• Suppor ts Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike
Protection)
• Supports LAN Cable Detection
• Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
• 1 x D-Sub Por t
• 1 x DVI-D Port
• 6 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock
Full Spike Protection))
• 1 x RJ -45 LAN Por t with LED (ACT/LINK LED and
SPEED LED)
• HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage
• 6 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (R AID 0,
RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
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Connector
• 1 x COM Port Header
• 1 x Power LED Header
• 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
• 3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
• 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
• 1 x PCIe Power Connector
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
• 1 x USB Power Jumper (Ultra USB Power)
• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protec-
tion))
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BIOS
Feature
Support
CD
Hardware
Monitor
OS
• 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
• Supports “Plug and Play”
• ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
• Supports jumperfree
• SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
• DRAM, CPU Voltage multi-adjustment
• Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days
trial)
• CPU temperature sensing
• Chassis temperature sensing
• CPU Fan Tachometer
• Chassis Fan Tachometer
• CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan
• CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
• Microsoft® Windows® 10 32-bit / 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit /
8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit
* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit
ASRock’s website for details: http://www.asrock.com
* Carrizo FM2r2 processor supports Windows® 10 64-
bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit only.
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Certications
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com
WARNING
Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking,
including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking
Technology, or using third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may
affect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to the components
and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and
expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by
overclocking.
• FCC, CE, WHQL
• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is
required)
CAUTION!
1. Whether 2400/2133/1866/1600MHz memory speed is support-
ed depends on the CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3
1866/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer
to the memory support list on our website for the compatible
memory modules.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
2. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size
may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage un-
der Windows® 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-
bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast
RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.
3. Wake-On-WAN allows you to wake up this system from remote
mobile devices, such as smart phones, tables, or other PCs.
It needs third-party softwares and applications to utilize this
feature. Please visit our website for Home Cloud topic.
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1.3 Unique Features
ASRock A-Tuning
A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose software suite with a new
interface, more new features and improved utilities, including
XFast R AM, Dehumidier, Good Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tun-
ing, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.
ASRock iCafe BIOS Menu
In our specialized BIOS menu designed for Inte rnet Cafes,
many functions are relocated for easier access and optimized
for management. You can setup the BIOS more conveniently
now.
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few
seconds, provides a much more efcient way to save energy,
time, money, and improves system running speed for your sys-
tem. It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which normally
enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows®
to shorten boot up time. By calling S3 and S4 at specic timing
during the shutdown and startup process, Instant Boot allows
you to enter your Windows® desktop in a few seconds.
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ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash
ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update
system BIOS without entering operating systems rst like MS-
DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press the <F6> key
during the POST or the <F2> key to enter into the BIOS setup
menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and
save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or
hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks
without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other compli-
cated ash utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or
hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le system.
ASRock APP Charger
If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your
Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has
prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger.
Simply install the APP Charger driver, it makes your iPhone
charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40% faster
than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge
many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continu-
ous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1),
Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5).
With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the mar-
velous charging experience.
ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which
includes the benefits listed below. LAN Application Prioritiza-
tion: You can congure your application’s priority ideally and/or
add new programs. Lower Latency in Game: After setting online
game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trafc
Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download si-
multaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status
window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are
transferring currently.
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ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock XFast RAM is included in A-Tuning. It fully utilizes the
memory spac e that cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit
operating systems. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading
time of previously visited websites, making web surng faster
than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5
times faster. Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that
it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in
order to extend their lifespan.
ASRock Crashless BIOS
ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS
without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS up-
date process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically nish
the BIOS update procedure after regaining power. Please note
that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your
USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support this feature.
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ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict
internet access at specied times via OMG. You may schedule
the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other
users. In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG, guest
accounts without permission to modify the system time are re-
quired.
ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware
updates from our servers. In other words, the system can auto-
detect the latest UEFI from our servers and ash them without
entering Windows® OS.
ASRock UEFI System Browser
ASRock UEFI system browser is a useful tool included in
graphical UEFI. It can detect the devices and configurations
that users are currently using in their PC. With the UEFI system
browser, you can easily examine the current system congura-
tion in UEFI setup.
ASRock UEFI Tech Service
Contact ASRock Tech Service by sending a support request
from the UEFI setup utility if you are having trouble with your
PC.
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ASRock Dehumidier Function
Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by
enabling “Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier
Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidi-
fy the system after entering S4/S5 state.
ASRock Easy RAID Installer
ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID
driver from a support CD to your USB storage device. After
copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device, please
change “SATA Mode” to “RAID”, then you can start installing the
OS in RAID mode.
ASRock Easy Driver Installer
For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the
drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy
tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver to your system via
an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other
required drivers automatically.
ASRock Interactive UEFI
ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system configuration
tools, cool sound effects and stunning visuals. The unprec-
edented UEFI provides a more attractive interface and brings a
lot more amusing.
ASRock Fast Boot
With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology, it takes less
than 1.5 seconds to logon to Windows® 8 from a cold boot. No
more waiting! The speedy boot will completely change your user
experience and behavior.
ASRock X-Boost
Brilliantly designed for combo overclocking, ASRock X-Boost
Technology is able to unleash the hidden power of your CPUs.
Simply press “X” when turning on the PC, X-Boost will automati-
cally overclock the relative components to get up to 15.77%
performance boost! With the smart X-Boost, overclocking CPU
can become a near one-button process.
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ASRock Restart to UEFI
Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. The light-
ning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. AS-
Rock Restart to UEFI technology is designed for those requiring
frequent UEFI access. It is included in ASRock’s exclusive all-
in-one A-Tuning tuning program that allows users to easily enter
the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC next time. Just
simply enable this function; the PC will be assured to access the
UEFI directly in the very beginning.
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ASRock Good Night LED
ASRock Good Night LED technology offers you a better sleep-
ing environment by extinguishing the une ssential LEDs. By
enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS, the LAN/Power/HDD
LEDs will be switched off whe n the system is powered on.
Good Night LED will automatically switch off the Power and
Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby/Hiberna-
tion mode as well.
ASRock USB Key
I n a wo rl d where time is money, why waste p re cious time
everyday typing usernames to log in to Windows? Why should
we even bother memorizing those foot long passwords? Just
plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to windows
automatically!
ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning
ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in A-Tuning. Congure
up to ve different fan speeds using the graph. The fans will
automatically shift to the next speed level when the assigned
temperature is met.
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1.4 Motherboard Layout
SOCKET FM2b
2
3
1
19
Super
I/O
CMOS
BATTERY
PCIE1
LAN
AUDIO
CODEC
CPU_FAN1
CPU_FAN2
64Mb
BIOS
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PCIE4
PCIE2
PCI1
PCI2
1
CLRCMOS1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
1
PANEL1
SPEAKER1
1
PLED1
1
HD_AUDIO1
1
COM1
1
1
USB6_7
1
USB8_9
Top:
LINE IN
Cente r:
FRONT
Botto m:
MIC IN
RoHS
PS2
Mouse
PS2
Keyb oard
USB 2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
RJ- 45 LAN
USB 2.0
T: USB4
B: USB5
CHA_FAN1
PCIE3
PCI Express 3.0
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
ATX12V1
DDR 3_A1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
DDR 3_A2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
DDR 3_B1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
DDR 3_B2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
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5
ATXP WR1
6
CHA_FAN2
CHA_FAN3
PWR_FAN1
21
22
20
7
SATA_1_2
10
SATA_3_4
9
SATA_5_6
8
1112131415161718
PCIE5
AMD
A58
(Bolton-D2)
Chipset
PCIE_PWR1
23
VGA 1
DVI1
1
USB01_PWR1
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No. Description
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)
5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)
6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
7 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
8 SATA 2 Con nec tor s (SATA _5_6)
9 SATA 2 Con nec tor s (SATA _3_4)
10 SATA 2 C o nne cto rs (SATA _1_ 2)
11 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
12 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
13 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA _FAN3)
14 Power LED Header (PLED1)
15 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
16 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9)
17 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
18 COM Port Header (COM1)
19 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
20 Power Fan Connector (PWR _FAN1)
21 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
22 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)
23 USB Power Jumper (USB01_PWR1) (only for the USB01 por ts)
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1.5 I/O Panel
1 2 4
No. Description No. Description
1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 8 D-Sub Port (VGA1)
3 Line In (Light Blue) 9 DVI-D Port (DVI1)
4 Front Speaker (Lime) 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
5 Microphone (Pink) 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)
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* There are two LEDs o n the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the L AN por t LED
indications.
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Por t
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
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2. Installation
This is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study
the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard
components or change any motherboard settings.
Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the
power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the
power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the
motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.
1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any
component.
2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static elec-
tricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the
like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety
grounded object before you handle components.
3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded anti-
static pad or in the bag that comes with the component.
5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the mother-
board to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing
so may damage the motherboard.
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2.1 CPU Installation
Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up
to a 90
Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the
socket such that the CPU corner with
the golden triangle matches the socket
corner with a small triangle.
Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the
socket until it ts in place.
o
angle.
The CPU ts only in one correct
orientation. DO NOT force the CPU
into the socket to avoid bending of
the pins.
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Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it
rmly on the socket while you push
down the socket lever to secure the
CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab
to indicate that it is locked.
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2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a
larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray
thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis-
sipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened
and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the
CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1 and CPU_FAN2, see Page 11, No. 2
and No. 3). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction
manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink.
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