USB Case Connections
I am having some trouble understanding the connections from my Lian Li
front USB ports to the motherboard. However, checking back on a number of prior posts from this group has been very helpful and pretty much explains the connections. I would just like to check with you folks to make absolutely certain I understand one point. The two ports on the case front each have cable coming from them...one port has a cable with 4 connectors and one port a cable with 5 connectors. I was originally quite confused as to why the ports would have different numbers of cables until I came to the conclusion that these 9 connectors all attach to one Front USB 'Header' on the motherboard and that the 2 ports in fact are attached in a way that the motherboard'thinks' is just one port..ie the 2 ports are defined as one front case USB connector. Is this correct? Howard |
Not sure which mobo you are referring to. On my GA-7N400 Pro2, the front USB
connector has a row of 5 pins and a row of 4 pins inside a yellow connector. The case has two sets of 4 connectors. I just oriented the "power" & "ground" sections correctly (see the manual) and everything worked fine - two USB ports operational. Neither the missing pin (on the 4-side) or the pin opposite it (on the 5-side) is used. -- John Bissell "Howard" wrote in message om... I am having some trouble understanding the connections from my Lian Li front USB ports to the motherboard. However, checking back on a number of prior posts from this group has been very helpful and pretty much explains the connections. I would just like to check with you folks to make absolutely certain I understand one point. The two ports on the case front each have cable coming from them...one port has a cable with 4 connectors and one port a cable with 5 connectors. I was originally quite confused as to why the ports would have different numbers of cables until I came to the conclusion that these 9 connectors all attach to one Front USB 'Header' on the motherboard and that the 2 ports in fact are attached in a way that the motherboard'thinks' is just one port..ie the 2 ports are defined as one front case USB connector. Is this correct? Howard |
So does that mean that as long as you keep the polarities straight
that it doesn't matter if the USB1 row goes on the USB2 row and vice versa? I ask this because one of my set of pins is 4 and one is 5 and based on strictly putting USB1 on the USB 1 row (if I understand it correctly) I will be stuck with the 4 pin group on the 5 pin row and vice versa. It all works out nicely if the USB 1 row goes on 2 and the USB 2 row goes where 1 should be and then the 5 pin grouping is on the 5 pin row on the motherboard...the extra 5th pin is labeled 'shield' Howard as one front case USB connector. Is this correct? Not really - Each USB port is 4 independent connections, and the most common order for the 4 is - +5v, D-, D+, 0v The extra one in a 5, is usually an additional (chassis) Ground - though some boards seem to have an overcurrent warning signal ... this should NOT be connected to an extra ground. Motherboards lay out the ports in various ways. 1. 2 independent lines of 4 or 5 2. A block of 8 or 10, with the two lines going the same way, or opposite. 3. There ARE layouts incompatible the common 4/5 way alignment. |
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