Name: Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO
Brand: Asus
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Chapter 1: Product introduction

Chapter 1

• We recommend that you provide sufcient power when running CrossFireX or SLIWe recommend that you provide sufcient power when running CrossFireX or SLI

mode.

• Connect a chassis fan to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1-3 whenConnect a chassis fan to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1-3 when

using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment.

• 4th generation Intel4th generation Intel

Core™ processors support PCIe 3.0 speed rate.

PCIe_x16/x8_1 slot switches to x8 mode when PCIe_x8_2 slots are occupied.

PCIe operating mode

PCIE_x4_3_SPEED

PCIE_x1_1 PCIE_x1_2 PCIE_x1_3 PCIE_x4_3

x1 (default)

x1 x1 x1 x1

Disabled Disabled Disabled x4

IRQ assignments for this motherboard

A B C D E F G H

PCIE_x16/x8_1 shared – – – – – – –

PCIE_x8_2 – shared – – – – – –

PCIE_x4_3 shared – – – – – – –

PCIE_x1_1 – shared – – – – – –

PCIE_x1_2 – – shared – – – – –

PCIE_x1_3 – – – shared – – – –

I.G.F.X. shared – – – – – – –

Intel LAN Controller – – – – shared – – –

SATA #0 – shared – – – – – –

SATA #1 – shared – – – – – –

High Denition Audio – – – – – – shared –

EHCI# 0 (USB 2.0) – – – – – – shared

EHCI# 1 (USB 2.0) – – – – shared – – –

XHCI (USB 3.0) – – – – – shared – –

Asmedia SATA 6G

Storage Controller

– – – shared – – – –

VGA Conguration

PCIe operating mode

PCIE_x16/x8_1 PCIE_x8_2

Single VGA/PCIe card

x16

(Recommend for single VGA)

N/A

Dual VGA/PCIe card

x8 x8

For the PCI Express x4_3 slot (black) bandwidth option, refer to section 3.6.7 Onboard

Devices Conguration.

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Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO Specifications

General

ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1500, 1600, 1666, 1800, 1866, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2133, 2200, 2250, 2400, 2450, 2600, 2666, 2800 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of SATA III connectors	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
HDMI version	1.4a
Headphone outputs	6
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z87
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics card	HD Graphics
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
PCI Express x16 slots	3
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8
Cables included	SATA
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	EFI AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit