User’s Manual

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Chapter 2: Basic Installation
Chapter 2
2.1.11 Thunderbolt™ 3 monitor connection
DisplayPort IN
DisplayPort
2. Connect the Thunderbolt™ 3 cable to the Thunderbolt™ 3 USB Type-C
®
port (USB
Type-C
®
EC1) on the motherboard and to the Thunderbolt™ 3 USB Type-C
®
port on a
monitor.
Refer to section Rear I/O connection for
the location of the DisplayPort IN port.
Refer to the Thunderbolt™ 3 card and DisplayPort configuration section on the next
page for more details on the configurations available using the DP IN and Thunderbolt™ 3
USB Type-C
®
ports.
1. Connect the bundled ASUS DisplayPort
cable to the DisplayPort on a discrete
graphic card and to the DisplayPort IN port
on the motherboard.
• The Thunderbolt™ 3 cable is not bundled with the motherboard package. Use
the Thunderbolt™ cable that came with your Thunderbolt-enabled device when
connecting to the Thunderbolt™ 3 USB Type-C
®
port on your motherboard.
• You can connect a USB Type-C
®
to Thunderbolt™ adapter, then connect the
Thunderbolt™ cable from your Thunderbolt-enabled device to the Thunderbolt™ 3
USB Type-C
®
port on the motherboard.
• Thunderbolt™ 3 USB Type-C
®
port is backward compatible with the previous
Thunderbolt™ technology.