Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII Z490 APEX - Rear I;O and Audio Connections

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.