Motherboard Rear And Audio Connections; Rear I/O Connection - Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX Manual

2.3

Motherboard rear and audio connections

2.3.1

Rear I/O connection

Rear panel connectors
Clear CMOS button (CLR_CMOS). Press this button to clear the BIOS setup
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information only when the systems hangs due to overclocking.
2. PS/2 Mouse port (green)
3. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports E1 and E2
4. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports E3 and E4
5. Intel I225-V Ethernet port
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6. BIOS FlashBack™ button
7. PS/2 Keyboard port (purple)
8. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports 1 and 2
9. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports 3 and 4
10. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port 7
11. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
12. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth V5.1
13. Optical S/PDIF out port
14. Gold-plated audio jacks*
* Refer to the table on the next page for audio port definitions.
• We strongly recommend that you connect your devices to ports with matching
data transfer rate. Please connect your USB 3.2 Gen 1 devices to USB 3.2 Gen 1
ports and your USB 3.2 Gen 2 devices to USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports for faster and better
performance for your devices.
• Due to the design of the Intel chipset, all USB devices connected to the USB 3.2 Gen
1 ports are controlled by the xHCI controller. Some legacy USB devices must update
their firmware for better compatibility.
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