Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA, Manual

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ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA 2-31
Chapter 2
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection
Rear panel connectors
1.
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 E5 and E6
3. Marvell ® AQtion 10Gb Ethernet port*
4. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports 1 and 2
5. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports 4, 5, 6, and P7
6. BIOS FlashBack™ button
7. HDMI ® port
8. Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C
®
port E1
9. USB 2.0 port E7
10. Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C
®
port E2
11. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
®
port C3
12. Wi-Fi module
13. Optical S/PDIF OUT port
14. Gold-plated audio jacks**
* and ** : Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs, and audio port definitions.
We strongly recommend that you connect your devices to ports with matching data
transfer rate. For example connecting your USB 3.2 Gen 1 devices to USB 3.2 Gen 1
ports for faster and better performance for your devices.