Gigabyte Z390 AORUS XTREME - Back Panel Connectors

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Hardware Installation
1-7 Back Panel Connectors
SMA Antenna Connectors (2T2R)
Use this connector to connect an antenna.
Tighten the antenna cables to the antenna connectors and then move the antenna to a place
where the signal is good.
RJ-45 LAN Port (LAN2)
The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following
describes the states of the LAN port LEDs.
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A Port (Red)
TheUSB3.1Gen2Type-AportsupportstheUSB3.1Gen2specicationandiscompatibletotheUSB
3.1Gen1andUSB2.0specication.UsethisportforUSBdevices.
Thunderbolt
™
3 Connector (USB Type-C
™
Port)
The connector supports standard DisplayPort and Thunderbolt
™
video outputs. You can connect a standard
DisplayPort/Thunderbolt
™
monitor to this connector with an adapter. The Thunderbolt
™
connector can
daisy chain up to six Thunderbolt
™
devices. Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture,
the number of Thunderbolt
™
devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express
devices being installed. You can adjust the Thunderbolt
™
settings under Peripherals\Thunderbolt(TM)
CongurationinBIOSSetup.Themaximumsupportedresolutionis4096x2304@60Hzwhenusinga
DisplayPort monitor, but the actual resolutions supported are dependent on the monitor being used. Also,
theconnectorisreversibleandsupportstheUSB3.1Gen2specicationandiscompatibletotheUSB
3.1Gen1andUSB2.0specication.YoucanusethisportforUSBdevices,too.
RJ-45 LAN Port (LAN1)
The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10 GB data rate. The following
describes the states of the LAN port LEDs.
• Whenremovingthecableconnectedtoabackpanelconnector,rstremovethecablefromyour
device and then remove it from the motherboard.
• When removing the cable, pull it straight out from the connector. Do not rock it side to side to
prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector.
Speed LED
Connection/
Activity LED
LAN Port
Speed LED:
State Description
Green 10 Gbps data rate
Orange 5 Gbps/ 2.5 Gbps/ 1 Gbps/
100 Mbps data rate
Connection/Activity LED:
State Description
Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring
On No data transmission or receiving is
occurring
Activity LED
Connection/
Speed LED
LAN Port
Activity LED:
Connection/Speed LED:
State Description
Orange 1 Gbps data rate
Green 100 Mbps data rate
Off 10 Mbps data rate
State Description
Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring
On No data transmission or receiving is occurring