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Connecting front usb ports
Name: Polaris_Rider Date: September 23, 2005 at 17:49:50 Pacific OS: win xp CPU/Ram: p3 640 mb ram
Comment:
i bought a new computer case and i want to connect the front usb ports but i don't know where to connect the wires to on the motherboard i looked at the motherboard manual and couldn't find anything.
Name: StuartS Date: September 23, 2005 at 18:01:01 Pacific
Reply:
Does the motherboard have USB headers on the motherboard? If it doesn't you cannot connect the front USB ports.
What is the model number of your motherboard?
Stuart
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Response Number 2
Name: Polaris_Rider Date: September 23, 2005 at 19:47:25 Pacific
Reply:
my motherboard is a Asus P3V4X/533-U and what is a usb header?
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Response Number 3
Name: StuartS Date: September 23, 2005 at 20:15:10 Pacific
Reply:
A USB header is the connector you connect the front panel USB ports to. It comes in the form of two rows of four pins on the motherboard or possibly a row four pins and a row of five alongside each other.
Either way, your motherboard doesn't have any - just two USB ports on the back next to the keyboard and mouse ports.
If you really want you use the front panel ports you may be able to purchase a PCI USB card that has USB headers on it. Something like this:
http://www.dealsonic.com/viachip5por4.html
This only has one USB header, they usually come in pairs.
Stuart
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Response Number 4
Name: domass Date: September 23, 2005 at 20:30:25 Pacific
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Your usb header is the connection on the motherboard that you hook up the usb wires from the case. I looked up your motherboard and to me if I saw the right one it is an old slot 1 motherboard and it does not support front usb ports(it does not have the connections on the motherboard for the usb wires from the case to plug into).
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