ASUS ROG Players Country today issued a statement about the defects of ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO. The official said that the recent incident regarding this motherboard, after internal investigations, was preliminarily determined that one of the production lines had a problem, causing the motherboard to be defective.
None of the motherboards of this model sold in China are affected. The version number with the problem is: manufactured in 2021, the part number is 90MB18E0-MVAAY0, and the serial number starts with MA, MB, or MC. The user can judge by checking the sticker on the package or the motherboard.
There have been reports from North American users that the ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard has burnt out some circuits. The reason is that next to the memory slot in the upper right corner, the tantalum capacitor near the Debug light is welded upside down, which will cause the capacitor to explode after power on. Asustek will recall the motherboards with problems.
