User’s Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Installation
- Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
- 3.1 Knowing BIOS
- 3.2 BIOS setup program
- 3.3 My Favorites
- 3.4 Main menu
- 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu
- 3.6 Advanced menu
- 3.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration
- 3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 3.6.4 PCH Configuration
- 3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 3.6.6 CPU Storage Configuration
- 3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 3.6.8 APM Configuration
- 3.6.9 USB Configuration
- 3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 3.6.11 NVMe Configuration
- 3.6.12 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- 3.6.13 PCH-FW Configuration
- 3.6.14 Network Stack Configuration
- 3.7 Monitor menu
- 3.8 Boot menu
- 3.9 Tool menu
- 3.10 Exit menu
- 3.11 Updating BIOS
- Chapter 4: RAID Support
- Chapter 5: Multi GPU Support
- Appendix
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Chapter 2
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection
Rear panel connectors
1. BIOS FlashBack™ button 7. USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 5 and 6
2. USB 2.0 ports 9-12 (bottom port
supports BIOS FlashBack™)
8. USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 3 and 4
3. Intel
®
LAN port (LAN2)* 9. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
®
port EC1
4. Intel
®
LAN port (LAN1)* 10. Optical S/PDIF Out port
5. USB 3.2 Gen 2 port E2 11. Audio I/O ports**
6. USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 7 and 8
• USB 3.2 Gen 1/Gen 2 devices can only be used as data storage only.
• 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.
* and ** : Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs and audio port definitions.