Installation Manual

ASUS MAXIMUS IX CODE
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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) 1-26
2. LGA1151CPUSocket 1-4
3. CPU,CPUoptional,highamp,extension,waterpump+,AIOpump,and
chassisfanconnectors(4-pinCPU_FAN;4-pinCPU_OPT;4-pinH_AMP;
5-pinEXT_FAN;4-pinW_PUMP+;4-pinAIO_PUMP;4-pinCHA_FAN1-3)
1-25
4. AURARGBHeaders(4-pinRGB_HEADER1-2) 1-29
5. DDR4DIMMslots 1-5
6. Q_CodeLED 1-14
7. Power-onbutton(START) 1-9
8. RESETbutton(RESET) 1-9
9. USB3.1frontpanelconnector(USB3.1_E1) 1-22
10. USB3.0connector(20-1pinUSB3_12) 1-22
11. Intel
®
Z270SerialATA6Gb/sconnectors(7-pinSATA6G_12;SATA6G_34;
SATA6G_56)
1-21
12. LN2Modejumper(3-pinLN2_MODE) 1-20
13. Thermalsensorconnector(2-pinT_SENSOR) 1-28
14. Waterin,waterout,andwaterowconnectors(2-pinW_IN;2-pinW_OUT;

3-pinW_FLOW)
1-31
15. Systempanelconnectors(10-1pinF_PANEL;4-pinSPEAKER) 1-27
16. M.2sockets(M.2_1;M.2_2)
1-30
17. SlowModeswitch(SLOW_MODE) 1-12
18. USB2.0connector(10-1pinUSB1314) 1-23
19. ROGExtensionconnector(18-1pinROG_EXT) 1-28
20. MemOK!button 1-10
21. SafeBootbutton(SAFE_BOOT) 1-11
22. ReTrybutton(RETRY_BUTTON) 1-11
23. TPMconnector(14-1pinTPM) 1-31
24. Frontpanelaudioconnector(10-1pinAAFP) 1-24
25. LEDconnectors(5-pinRGB_LED_STRIP1;RGB_LED_STRIP2) 1-24