Question: Extra USB connector to motherboard

[Greg]

In addition to the existing rear USB connections, my motherboard has
an optional USB connector (two rows of five pins), which the handbook
advises is for a front USB connector.

I've been given a rear USB back plate with two USB ports which I
thought I would add. The female socket attached to the backplate would
fit into the spare USB connector on the motherboard but for the fact
that two of the eight female sockets have a factory-fitted plug of
plastic inserted into them. This means it is not possible for the
socket to be fitted to the the motherboards protruding eight male
pinned-socket.

Could anyone advise me please on this matter - why are two of the
backplates' connectors blanked off preventing me from inserting it
into the motherboard?

Thanks for any help.
Greg

 

[Shep©]

In addition to the existing rear USB connections, my motherboard has
an optional USB connector (two rows of five pins), which the handbook
advises is for a front USB connector.

I've been given a rear USB back plate with two USB ports which I
thought I would add. The female socket attached to the backplate would
fit into the spare USB connector on the motherboard but for the fact
that two of the eight female sockets have a factory-fitted plug of
plastic inserted into them. This means it is not possible for the
socket to be fitted to the the motherboards protruding eight male
pinned-socket.

Could anyone advise me please on this matter - why are two of the
backplates' connectors blanked off preventing me from inserting it
into the motherboard?

Thanks for any help.
Greg

Try here,
http://www.usbman.com/
You should find all the info you need



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[Greg]

Try here,
http://www.usbman.com/
You should find all the info you need

Thanks Shep, a very useful site that explains much about USB. The
most important thing I learnt from the site is that there is no
standardisation in the pin configurations from one motherboard to the
next and you risking frying your board if you don't check the assigned
function of each pin before plugging in a USB conector to the
motherboard.