Asus Maximus VIII Hero User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
Layout contents
Connectors/Jumpers/Buttons and switches/Slots Page
1. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V) 1-37
2. LGA1151 CPU Socket 1-9
3. CPU, water pump, CPU optional, extension, and chassis fan connectors
(4-pin CPU_FAN; 4-pin W_PUMP; 4-pin CPU_OPT; 5-pin EXT_FAN;
4-pin CHA_FAN1-4)
1-36
4. DDR4 DIMM slots 1-10
5. MemOK! button 1-22
6. Q_Code LEDs 1-25
7. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_12; USB3_34) 1-33
8. Intel
®
Z170 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_12;
SATAEXPRESS12)
1-32
9. ASMedia
®
Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_E12) 1-33
10. M.2 (Socket 3) 1-40
11. LN2 Mode jumper (3-pin LN2_MODE) 1-31
12. System panel connector (20-5 pin PANEL) 1-38
13. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB1314, USB1112) 1-34
14. ROG Extension connector (18-1 pin ROG_EXT) 1-39
15. TPM connector (14-1 pin TPM)
1-39
16. Clear CMOS button (CLR_CMOS)
1-23
17. RESET button 1-21
18. START (Power-on) button 1-21
19. Thunderbolt header (5-pin TB_HEADER) 1-41
20. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-35
21. T_Sensor connector (2-pin T_SENSOR1) 1-40

Asus Maximus VIII Hero Specifications

General

Form Factor	ATX
Chipset	Intel Z170
Socket	LGA 1151
Memory Slots	4
Maximum Memory	64GB
Memory Type	DDR4
PCIe x16 Slots	3
PCIe x4 Slots	0
PCIe x1 Slots	3
SATA 6Gb/s Ports	6
M.2 Slots	1
USB 3.0 Ports	6
USB 2.0 Ports	6
Memory Speed	DDR4 2133/2400/2666/2800/3000/3200/3333/3400/3466 MHz (OC)
USB 3.1 Ports	1 x USB 3.1 Type-A, 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C
Audio	8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
LAN	Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN
RAID Support	0, 1, 5, 10
Multi-GPU Support	AMD 3-Way CrossFireX