Installation Manual

ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)

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Chapter 2

2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections

2.3.1 Rear I/O connection

* and ** : Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs, and audio port definitions.

Rear panel connectors

Clear CMOS button (CLR_CMOS). Press this button to clear the BIOS setup

information only when the systems hangs due to overclocking.

2. USB 2.0 ports 11 and 12

3. Intel

I219V 1Gb Ethernet port*

4. Marvell

AQtion AQC111C 5Gb Ethernet port*

5. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports E1 and E2

6. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth V5.1

7. BIOS FlashBack™ button

8. HDMI™ port

9. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports E3 and E4

10. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port 5

11. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C

port C6

12. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports 3 and 4

13. Optical S/PDIF OUT port

14. Gold-plated audio jacks**

• 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.

• Due to the design of the Intel chipset, all USB devices connected to the USB 3.2 Gen

1 ports are controlled by the xHCI controller. Some legacy USB devices must update

their firmware for better compatibility.