Motherboard Rear And Audio Connections; Rear I/O Connection - Asus ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING Manual

2.2

Motherboard rear and audio connections

2.2.1

Rear I/O connection

1
Rear panel connectors
USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A port
1.
DisplayPort
2.
USB 2.0 ports
3.
4. Intel LAN port (LAN1)*
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* and ** : Refer to the tables below for LAN port LEDs and audio port definitions.
• The plugged USB 3.1 Gen1 device may run on xHCI mode or EHCI mode, depending
on the operating system's setting.
• USB 3.1 Gen1 devices can only be used as data storage only.
• We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.1 Gen1 devices to USB 3.1 Gen1
ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3.1 Gen1 devices.
* LAN ports LED indications
Activity Link LED
Status Description
Off
No link
Orange
Linked
Orange (Blinking) Data activity
Orange (Blinking
Ready to wake up
then steady)
from S5 mode
You can disable the LAN controllers in BIOS. Due to hardware design, the LAN1 port's
LEDs may continue to blink even when disabled.
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5. HDMI 1.4b port
6. USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
7. Optical S/PDIF Out port
8. Audio I/O ports**
Speed LED
Status Description
Off 10 Mbps connection
Orange 100 Mbps connection
Green 1 Gbps connection
4
6 7
ACT/LINK
LED
LAN port
8
SPEED
LED
2-15