Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING [61/112] Motherboard rear and audio connections

ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING

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Chapter 2

2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections

2.3.1 Rear I/O connection

Rear panel connectors

USB BIOS Flashback button 6. Wi-Fi802.11a/b/g/n/ac,

Bluetooth V4.2

2. USB 2.0 ports 1112 7. USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 56 (Bottom port

supports USB BIOS Flashback)

3. Intel

LAN port* 8. USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C™ port EC2

4. USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 78 9. Optical S/PDIF Out port

5. USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port EA2 10. Audio I/O ports**

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

• USB3.1Gen1/Gen2devicescanonlybeusedasdatastorageonly.

• Westronglyrecommendthatyouconnectyourdevicestoportswithmatchingdata

transfer rate. Please connect your USB 3.1 Gen 1 devices to USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports and

your USB 3.1 Gen 2 devices to USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports for faster and better performance

for your devices.