Motherboard Rear And Audio Connections; Rear I/O Connection - Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII EXTREME 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. USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8
3. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports E7, E8, E9 and E10
4. Marvell AQtion AQC107 10Gb Ethernet port*
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5. Intel I225-V Ethernet port
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6. BIOS FlashBack™ button
7. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports E5 and E6
8. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port 3
9. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
10. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port 5
11. USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
12. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth V5.1
13. Optical S/PDIF OUT port
14. Color-coded LED Audio Jacks**
* and ** : Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs, and 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.
ROG MAXIMUS XII EXTREME
port C4
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port EC1
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