Asus Maximus VIII Hero USB 2.0 headers

[DaPCbuilder]

Hello, I have the Asus Maximus VIII hero and I need to plug in USB herders for my corsair PSU and h110i gtx. And my front case usb (nzxt noctus 450).

But I can only find 1 usb 2.0 header. The website from asus says there are 8 ones, on a location where there is just 1 usb 3.0 and the 24 pin Motherboard connector. Where are the others? Where can I plug them in if there is only 1 port?

 

[Suztera]

No, it doesn't say that. It says you can have up to 8 USB 2.0 ports with the chipset. You only get one USB 2 header and two USB 3 with that motherboard.

 

[wildfire707]

Actually, there are two USB 2 headers on that motherboard. Only one of them has a plastic bracket around it. The other one is right next to it, and has the same pinout - a block of pins in a 5 by 2 layout with the bottom right pin missing. The second header is located just to the rear of the USB header that has a plastic bracket (at the base of the motherboard).

As far as the statement that it has 8 USB 2.0 ports goes, that is because each header contains two ports and the motherboard also has 4 USB 2.0 ports on the back plate.

The ASUS motherboard manual does tell you where these ports are, but it isn't that clear. I think that the header does not have a plastic bracket around it because it is part of the area labeled as "ROG EXT" for the external connector (not included).