Connectors and I/O

Totally ASUS equipped the Maximus V Gene with six angled SATA ports as well as a straight one which can be found at the bottom edge of the motherboard. There are two red SATA-III ports which come from the Z77 chipset. Furthermore there are two more red SATA-III connectors realized via an ASMedia 1061 controller as well as two additional SATA-II ports also coming from the Z77 chipset. There are even practical onboard power- and reset-buttons located at the bottom center of the board. And you'll even find a debug display at the bottom right corner. Inbetween the top right corner and the ATX 12v power plug you can find measurement points to read out the different voltages as well as the Go-Button.

 

Totally you'll find five fan headers on the Maximus V Gene which is more than enough, to provide a well equipped and compact high-end or overclocking-system with fresh air. The fan headers are spread all over PCB over the motherboard located in the following pictures.

 

 

Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASUS equipped the Maximus V Gene with one four USB 3.0/2.0 ports, four USB 2.0/1.1 ports (one can be switched to RGO Connect), one Power eSATA port, one gigabit ethernet port and an optical audio out as well as an analogue audio panel. As for the video out plugs you will find one HDMI and a DisplayPort. Furhtermore you'll also find a BIOS reset button and the ROG connect button.