Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX User Manual

ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX
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Chapter 2
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection
* Refer to the table on the next page for audio port definitions.
Rear panel connectors
1.
Clear CMOS button (CLR_CMOS). Press this button to clear the BIOS setup
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
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
®
port C6
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*
• 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.

Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX Specifications

General

Socket	LGA 1200
Chipset	Intel Z490
Form Factor	ATX
Memory Slots	2
Maximum Memory	64GB
Memory Type	DDR4
Memory Speed	Up to 4800 MHz (OC)
Audio	ROG SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
Networking	Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet
RGB Lighting	Aura Sync