User Guide

ASUS MAXIMUS IX EXTREME
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Chapter 1
Layout contents
Connectors/Jumpers/Buttons and switches/Slots Page
1. ATXpowerconnectors(24-pinEATXPWR;8-pinEATX12V_1;

4-pinEATX12V_2;4-pinEZ_PLUG)
1-30
2. LGA1151CPUSocket 1-4
3. ROGMonoblockconnector(9-1pinWATER_ZONE) 1-33
4. AURARGBheaders(4-pinRGB_HEADER1-2) 1-32
5. ProbeIt 1-35
6. DDR4DIMMslots 1-5
7. RESETbutton(RESET) 1-9
8. Power-onbutton(START) 1-9
9. Radiator,extension,waterpump+,andchassisfanconnectors

(4-pinRAD1A_FAN-RAD1D_FAN;4-pinRAD2A_FAN-RAD2D_FAN;
5-pinEXT_FAN;4-pinW_PUMP+_1-2;4-pinCHA_FAN1-2)
1-28
10. Q_CodeLED 1-16
11. LN2Modejumper(3-pinLN2_MODE) 1-21
12. SlowModeswitch(SLOW_MODE) 1-12
13. RSVDswitch(RSVD) 1-13
14. ReTrybutton(RETRY_BUTTON) 1-11
15. SafeBootbutton(SAFE_BOOT) 1-11
16. MemOK!button(MemOK!)
1-10
17. DRAMchanneljumper(3-pinDRAM_CHA;DRAM_CHB) 1-21
18. USB3.1frontpanelconnector(USB3.1_E1) 1-25
19. USB3.0connector(20-1pinUSB3_12) 1-25
20. LEDconnectors(5-pinRGB_LED_STRIP1;RGB_LED_STRIP2) 1-27
21. Intel
®
Z270SerialATA6Gb/sconnectors(7-pinSATA6G_12;SATA6G_34) 1-23
22. ASMedia
®
SerialATA6Gb/sconnectors(7-pinSATA6G_E12;SATA6G_
E34)
1-24
23. BIOSswitchbutton(BIOS_SWITCH) 1-12
24. Systempanelconnectors(10-1pinF_PANEL;4-pinSPEAKER) 1-31
25. Waterin,waterout,andwaterowconnectors

(2-pinW_IN2;2-pinW_OUT2;3-pinW_FLOW2)
1-33
26. M.2sockets(M.2_1;M.2_2) 1-34
27. USB2.0connectors(10-1pinUSB1314;USB1112) 1-26
28. ROGExtensionconnector(18-1pinROG_EXT) 1-27
29. TPMconnector(14-1pinTPM) 1-29
30. Frontpanelaudioconnector(10-1pinAAFP) 1-24
31. Thermalsensorconnector(2-pinT_SENSOR) 1-26