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teoskyr · ‎08-15-2018

Hey all i read the manual but didn't find any refference to the following pins , anyone knows what are thouse pins on the photo inside the yellow cyrce are for ?

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Menthol · ‎08-15-2018

More than likely for technicians otherwise there would be an explanation

teoskyr · ‎08-17-2018

Damn i'm the only one currious that need to know what the heck are thouse pins ? 😄

Menthol · ‎08-18-2018

teoskyr wrote:
Damn i'm the only one currious that need to know what the heck are thouse pins ? 😄

Sorry to be the one to tell you but no your not that special 🙂

These posts always pop up after each new hardware release

MoKiChU · ‎08-17-2018

Hi,

I think it's the JTAG interface allowing the ASUS technician (in the case of an RMA for example) to flash the UEFI BIOS even when the motherboard is bricked.

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Korth · ‎08-17-2018

I think it's this? I don't have that board and can't tell from that photo,

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?96419-What-is-the-9-pin-header-above-the-top-PCIe-x16-slot

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What are thouse pins for ?