ROG MAXIMUS X HERO
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Chapter 1
Layout contents
Connectors/Jumpers/Buttons and switches/Slots Page
1. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V) 1-20
2. LGA1151 CPU Socket 1-4
3. CPU, CPU optional, high amp, extension, water pump+, AIO pump, and
chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN; 4-pin CPU_OPT; 4-pin H_AMP;
5-pin EXT_FAN; 4-pin W_PUMP+; 4-pin AIO_PUMP; 4-pin CHA_FAN1-3)
1-19
4. AURA RGB headers (4-pin RGB_HEADER1-2) 1-23
5. DDR4 DIMM slots 1-5
6. Q-Code LED 1-15
7. MemOK! button 1-10
8. 3D Mount 1-13
9. USB 3.1 Gen 2 front panel connector (U31G2_E3) 1-17
10. M.2 sockets (M.2_1; M.2_2) 1-25
11. Intel
®
Z370 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_12; SATA6G_34;
SATA6G_56)
1-16
12. Water in, water out, and water ow connectors
(2-pin W_IN; 2-pin W_OUT; 3-pin W_FLOW)
1-25
13. System panel connectors (10-1 pin F_PANEL; 4-pin SPEAKER) 1-21
14. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB910; USB1112) 1-18
15. Thermal sensor connector (2-pin T_SENSOR) 1-22
16. USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector (20-1 pin U31G1_12)
1-17
17. TPM connector (14-1 pin TPM) 1-26
18. LN2 Mode jumper (3-pin LN2_MODE) 1-13
19. Slow Mode switch (SLOW_MODE) 1-12
20. ReTry button (RETRY_BUTTON) 1-11
21. Safe Boot button (SAFE_BOOT) 1-11
22. RESET button (RESET) 1-9
23. Power-on button (START) 1-9
24. Addressable RGB header (4-1 pin ADD_HEADER) 1-24
25. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-18
26. LED connector (5-pin LED2_CON1) 1-22