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Cable routing for the power supply unit

Follow the instructions in this section to learn how to do cable routing for the power supply unit (PSU).

For the system-board connector locations, see System-board connectors.

Figure 1. Cable routing for PSU
Cable routing for PSU
Table 1. Cable routing for PSU
From (PSU)To (system board)
1 Micro-fit to 1X15P and 1X4P Y-splitter power cable (4-pin or 8-pin SATA connector for processor power)
Note
An ATX 300 W PSU uses the 4-pin connector, while an ATX 500 W PSU uses the 8-pin connector. The figure above shows the 4-pin connector, which is used as an example.
1 Processor power connector
2 Micro-fit to 1X15P and 1X4P Y-splitter power cable (15-pin connector for system power)2 System power connector