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ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING specifications summary
Internal I/O connectors
Fan and cooling related
1 x 4-Pin CPU Fan header
1 x 4-Pin CPU OPT Fan header
1 x 4-Pin AIO Pump header
2 x 4-Pin Chassis Fan headers
1 x 4-Pin M.2 Fan header
1 x header
1 x VRM Heatsink Fan header
Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector
Storage related
2 x M.2 slots (Key M)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Front Panel connector (supports USB Type-C
®
)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
2 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 headers
2 x AURA RGB headers
1 x Clear CMOS header
1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt header
Special Features
ASUS Q-Design
- ASUS Q-Code
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device
[yellow green])
- ASUS Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- Aluminum M.2 heatsink
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- BIOS FlashBack™ LED
- Procool II
- Pre-mounted I/O Shield
- SafeSlot
Aura Sync
- Standard RGB headers
- Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers
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Summary of Contents for ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING
Page 4: ...iv Appendix Q Code table A 1 Notices A 5 ASUS contact information A 12 ...
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Page 16: ...1 2 Chapter 1 Product Introduction Chapter 1 1 2 Motherboard layout ...
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Page 43: ...ROG STRIX Z490 E GAMING 2 5 Chapter 2 2 1 3 DIMM installation To remove a DIMM ...
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Page 46: ...2 8 Chapter 2 Basic Installation Chapter 2 12 12 12 11 The M 2 is purchased separately ...
Page 50: ...2 12 Chapter 2 Basic Installation Chapter 2 2 1 8 SATA device connection OR ...
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