Motherboard Rear And Audio Connections; Rear I/O Connection - Asus PRIME Z390-A Manual

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2.2.1
Rear panel connectors
1. PS/2 mouse/keyboard combo port
2. USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port 3
3. DisplayPort
4. USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports 1 and 2
5. LAN (RJ-45) port*
6. USB 2.0 Type-A ports 13 and 14
7. USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C™ port C4
8. HDMI port
9. Intel
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10. Optical S/PDIF OUT port
11. Audio I/O ports**
* and ** : Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs, and audio port definitions.
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Motherboard rear and audio connections

Rear I/O connection

USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 9 and 10
• USB 3.1 Gen 1/Gen 2 devices can only be used as data storage only.
• We strongly recommend that you connect your devices to ports with matching data
transfer rate. Please connect your USB 3.1 Gen 1 devices to USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports and
your USB 3.1 Gen 2 devices to USB 3.1 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 3.1 Gen
1 ports are controlled by the xHCI controller. Some legacy USB devices must update
their firmware for better compatibility.
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