ROG Maximus XI Gene - Motherboard ASUS - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Motherboard
Brand	ASUS
Model	ROG Maximus XI Gene
Form Factor	Micro-ATX
Socket	LGA1151
Chipset	Intel Z390
Supported Processors	Intel Core 9th and 8th Gen
Memory Slots	4 x DIMM
Maximum Memory	64 GB
Memory Support	DDR4 up to 4500 MHz (OC)
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 3.0 x4
Storage Interfaces	6 x SATA 6Gb/s, 2 x M.2
Networking	Intel Gigabit LAN, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Audio	SupremeFX 8-Channel HD Audio
USB Ports	USB 3.1 Gen 2 (rear), USB 3.1 Gen 1 (header)
RGB Lighting	ASUS Aura Sync compatible
Dimensions	24.4 cm x 24.4 cm (9.6\" x 9.6\")
Weight	Approximately 1.3 kg
Power Connectors	24-pin ATX, 8-pin CPU
Main Features	ROG overclocking utilities, BIOS FlashBack, pre-mounted I/O shield
Care and Cleaning	Use dry, lint-free cloth; avoid liquids
Safety	Anti-static precautions; handle with care
Spare Parts and Repairability	Standard components; CMOS battery replaceable
General Information	Manual available in English and Chinese

Frequently Asked Questions - ROG Maximus XI Gene ASUS

How do I install a CPU on the ROG Maximus XI Gene?

To install a CPU, open the socket lever, align the CPU's gold arrows with the socket markers, gently place the CPU into the LGA1151 socket, close the cover and lever, and apply thermal paste before mounting the cooler. Ensure the 8-pin CPU power connector is connected.

How can I update the BIOS?

Use ASUS EZ Flash 3 in the UEFI BIOS to update directly from a USB drive. Alternatively, use the BIOS FlashBack port for CPU-less updates. Always download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website.

What memory configurations are supported?

The board supports up to 64 GB of DDR4 memory with four DIMM slots. For optimal performance, enable XMP profiles in the BIOS. Refer to the QVL list for compatible modules.

How do I enable Aura Sync RGB?

Download and install ASUS Aura Sync software from the ASUS support page. Connect RGB devices to the 4-pin RGB headers or 3-pin addressable headers, then customise lighting effects in the software.

Can I run dual graphics cards?

The board includes two PCIe x16 slots, but the second runs at x4, so NVIDIA SLI is not supported. AMD CrossFireX may be possible, but performance is limited. For best performance, use a single high-end GPU in the primary x16 slot.

How do I connect RGB fans and headers?

The motherboard has one 4-pin RGB header and one 3-pin addressable header. Ensure the fans are compatible; connect and then control via Aura Sync software.

Why does my system not display?

Check that the CPU, graphics card, and memory are seated properly. Ensure both the 24-pin ATX and 8-pin CPU power cables are connected. Clear CMOS using the rear I/O button if necessary.

How do I reset the CMOS?

Power off the system, unplug the power cable, and use the dedicated Clear CMOS button on the rear I/O panel. Hold for about 5 seconds to reset BIOS settings.

Does the motherboard support NVMe M.2 drives?

Yes, both M.2 slots support PCIe NVMe SSDs and SATA SSDs in M.2 format. The first M.2 connects to the CPU for maximum speed.

Where can I find the full user manual?

The full manual can be downloaded free from notice-facile.com in PDF format. It contains 110 pages of detailed instructions, including BIOS setup and troubleshooting.

USER MANUAL ROG Maximus XI Gene ASUS

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PC 机箱

Intel® LGA1151 兼容处理器风扇

Intel® LGA1151 处理器

SATA 硬盘

Phillips（十字）螺丝刀

电源供应设备

一袋螺丝

内存条

SATA 光驱（选购）

显卡（选购）

M.2 SSD 模块（选购）

1. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V_1-2) 1-25
2. LGA1151 CPU Socket 1-4
3. Fan and pump connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN; 4-pin CPU_OPT; 4-pin FS_FAN1-2; CHA_FAN; 4-pin AIO_PUMP; 4-pin W_PUMP+) 1-22
4. DDR4 DIMM slots 1-5
5. M.2 sockets (M.2_1; M.2_2) 1-24
6. AURA RGB headers (4-pin RGB_HEADER1-2) 1-21
7. DIMM.2 slot (DIMM.2_SLOT) 1-27
8. MemOK! II switch (MemOK!_II_switch) 1-9
9. Q_Code LED 1-16
10. LN2 Mode jumper (3-pin LN2_MODE) 1-12
11. Slow Mode switch (SLOW_MODE) 1-11
12. Pause switch (PAUSE) 1-11
13. Power-on button (START) 1-8
14. RESET button (RESET) 1-8
15. ReTry button (RETRY_BUTTON) 1-10
16. Safe Boot button (SAFE_BOOT) 1-10
17. USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector (20-1 pin U31G1_78) 1-19
18. USB 3.1 Gen 2 front panel connector (U31G2_3) 1-19
19. Intel ^® Z390 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-4) 1-17
20. Water in, water out, and water flow connectors (2-pin W_IN2; 2-pin W_OUT2; 3-pin W_FLOW2) 1-23
21. System panel connectors (10-1 pin F_PANEL) 1-26
22. 80 light jumper (3-pin 80_LIGHT) 1-12
23. Motherboard light bar jumper (3-pin MB_LIGHT_BAR) 1-13
24. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USBE34, USBE56) 1-20
25. Node connector (12-1 pin NODE) 1-24
26. Probelt 1-28
27. Thermal sensor connector (2-pin T_SENSOR) 1-18
28. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-18
29. LED connectors (8-pin LED_CON1) 1-20

1.1.3 中央处理器（CPU）

ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE CPU LGA1151

内存建议设置

内存设置

ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE Safe Boot button

3. 硬盘指示灯（HD_LED）

ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE Mem_LED

5. Q-Code 指示灯

ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE Q-Code LED

ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE W_IN, W_OUT & W_Flow

11. NODE 插座 (12-1 pin NODE)

3

4

2.1.3 安装主板

1. 将主板安装进机箱中。

2.1.5 安装 ATX 电源

1

2

或

和

2.1.8 安装扩展卡

安装 PCIe x16 扩展卡

2.1.9 安装 M.2

2.1.10 安装 DIMM.2

连接立体声喇叭

连接 2 声道喇叭

连接 4 声道喇叭

连接 5.1 声道喇叭

连接 7.1 声道喇叭

2.4 第一次启动电脑

滚动条

请依照以下步骤设置风扇：

3.2.5 EZ Tuning 向导

Internal CPU Power Management

这个子项目用来设置处理器比值与功能。

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm)

CPU - Power Management Configuration

本项目用来管理与设置处理器电力。

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm)

USB power delivery in Soft Off state (S5)

Next Boot after AC Power Loss

Boot Devices Control

Boot from Network Devices

Boot from Storage Devices

Boot from PCI-E/PCI Expansion Devices

状态说明：

Load/Save Profile from/to USB Drive

Discard Changes & Exit

Launch EFI Shell from USB devices

Code 說明
00 Not used
01 Power on.	Reset type detection (soft/hard).
02 AP initialization before microcode loading
03 System Agent initialization before microcode loading
04 PCH initialization before microcode loading
06 Microcode loading
07 AP initialization after microcode loading
08 System Agent initialization after microcode loading
09 PCH initialization after microcode loading
0B Cache initialization
0C - 0D Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes
0E Microcode not found
0F Microcode not loaded
10 PEI Core is started
11 - 14 Pre-memory CPU initialization is started
15 - 18 Pre-memory System Agent initialization is started
19 - 1C Pre-memory PCH initialization is started
2B - 2F Memory initialization
30 Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
31 Memory Installed
32 - 36 CPU post-memory initialization
37 - 3A Post-Memory System Agent initialization is started
3B - 3E Post-Memory PCH initialization is started
4F DXE IPL is started
50 - 53	Memory initialization error. Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed
54 Unspecified memory initialization error
55 Memory not installed
56 Invalid CPU type or Speed
57 CPU mismatch
58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error
59 CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is failed
5A Internal CPU error
5B Reset PPI is not available
5C - 5F Reserved for future AMI error codes

(表格续下页)

Q-Code 列表（表格续下页）

Code 說明
E0 S3 Resume is stared (S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL)
E1 S3 Boot Script execution
E2 Video repost
E3 OS S3 wake vector call
E4 - E7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes
E8 S3 Resume Failed
E9 S3 Resume PPI not Found
EA S3 Resume Boot Script Error
EB S3 OS Wake Error
EC - EF Reserved for future AMI error codes
F0 Recovery condition triggered by firmware (Auto recovery)
F1 Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery)
F2 Recovery process started
F3 Recovery firmware image is found
F4 Recovery firmware image is loaded
F5 - F7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes
F8 Recovery PPI is not available
F9 Recovery capsule is not found
FA Invalid recovery capsule
FB - FF Reserved for future AMI error codes
60 DXE Core is started
61 NVRAM initialization
62 Installation of the PCH Runtime Services
63 - 67 CPU DXE initialization is started
68 PCI host bridge initialization
69 System Agent DXE initialization is started
6A System Agent DXE SMM initialization is started
6B - 6F System Agent DXE initialization (System Agent module specific)
70 PCH DXE initialization is started
71 PCH DXE SMM initialization is started
72 PCH devices initialization
73 - 77 PCH DXE Initialization (PCH module specific)
78 ACPI module initialization
79 CSM initialization
7A - 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes

Q-Code 列表（表格续下页）

Code 說明
90 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started
91 Driver connecting is started
92 PCI Bus initialization is started
93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization
94 PCI Bus Enumeration
95 PCI Bus Request Resources
96 PCI Bus Assign Resources
97 Console Output devices connect
98 Console input devices connect
99 Super IO Initialization
9A USB initialization is started
9B USB Reset
9C USB Detect
9D USB Enable
9E - 9F Reserved for future AMI codes
A0 IDE initialization is started
A1 IDE Reset
A2 IDE Detect
A3 IDE Enable
A4 SCSI initialization is started
A5 SCSI Reset
A6 SCSI Detect
A7 SCSI Enable
A8 Setup Verifying Password
A9 Start of Setup
AA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
AB Setup Input Wait
AC Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
AD Ready To Boot event
AE Legacy Boot event
AF Exit Boot Services event
B0 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin
B1 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End
B2 Legacy Option ROM Initialization
B3 System Reset

Q-Code 列表

Code 說明
B4 USB hot plug
B5 PCI bus hot plug
B6 Clean-up of NVRAM
B7 Configuration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings)
B8 - BF Reserved for future AMI codes
D0 CPU initialization error
D1 System Agent initialization error
D2 PCH initialization error
D3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available
D4 PCI resource allocation error. Out of Resources
D5 No Space for Legacy Option ROM
D6 No Console Output Devices are found
D7 No Console Input Devices are found
D8 Invalid password
D9 Error loading Boot Option (LoadImage returned error)
DA Boot Option is failed (StartImage returned error)
DB Flash update is failed
DC Reset protocol is not available

ACPI/ASL 检查表

Code 說明
0x01 System is entering S1 sleep state
0x02 System is entering S2 sleep state
0x03 System is entering S3 sleep state
0x04 System is entering S4 sleep state
0x05 System is entering S5 sleep state
0x10 System is waking up from the S1 sleep state
0x20 System is waking up from the S2 sleep state
0x30 System is waking up from the S3 sleep state
0x40 System is waking up from the S4 sleep state
0xAC	System has transitioned into ACPI mode. Interrupt controller is in PIC mode.
0xAA	System has transitioned into ACPI mode. Interrupt controller is in APIC mode.

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Responsible Party: Asus Computer International

Address: 48720 Kato Rd., Fremont, CA 94538, USA

Phone / Fax No: [phone] / [phone]

Identification of the assembled product: INTEL 9560NGW

Identification of the modular components used in the assembly:

Model Name: 9560NGW FCC ID: PD99560NG

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

RF exposure warning

This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and the antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. End-users and installers must be provide with antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance.