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No USB on MB
Hello,
I just got an internal USB multicard reader - My PC has 4 USB connectors on the back + 2 in the front - when I went to install it - the reader has a flat connector (its a female that accepts 5 prongs) that connects to the USB connector on the MB. The problem is - the PC this reader is going on is a low end dell and has no USB connectors on the MB. Is there a card that I can by to give me the 5 prong connector I need - or some adaptor I can get? Any help is appreciated. Thanks -Rob |
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On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 16:53:45 GMT, "Rob V" wrote::
Hello, I just got an internal USB multicard reader - My PC has 4 USB connectors on the back + 2 in the front - when I went to install it - the reader has a flat connector (its a female that accepts 5 prongs) that connects to the USB connector on the MB. The problem is - the PC this reader is going on is a low end dell and has no USB connectors on the MB. Is there a card that I can by to give me the 5 prong connector I need - or some adaptor I can get? Any help is appreciated. Thanks -Rob You can get a USB controller on a PCI card. Xircom used to make one, but it's been discontinued. I'm sure there are others available, just go down to your local computer shop and ask about them. They usually cost between $10-30 depending on how many ports you want on it, and who makes it. ---------------------------------------- Thanks, MCheu |
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On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 16:53:45 GMT, "Rob V" wrote:
Hello, I just got an internal USB multicard reader - My PC has 4 USB connectors on the back + 2 in the front - when I went to install it - the reader has a flat connector (its a female that accepts 5 prongs) that connects to the USB connector on the MB. The problem is - the PC this reader is going on is a low end dell and has no USB connectors on the MB. Is there a card that I can by to give me the 5 prong connector I need - or some adaptor I can get? Any help is appreciated. Thanks -Rob But if your Dell has two USB in front, how can it NOT have front USB pin-headers? You bought an OEM box, it isn't meant to be altered. That is one of the trade-offs being made. It is entirely your burden to figure this out since Dell won't be accomodating to alter the system in this way. What is needed is to trace back the wiring harness for the front USB, determine the pinout, then subsitute individual connector-plugs instead of the (large connector-block), which will then leave the front USB pins unused so you can plug the card-reader plug into them, after also confirming that it's plug has correct wire-positions. Easiest to just buy a PCI USB card I suppose. |
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The USB ports on the back are hardwired on the MB.
The ones in the front are combined w/ 2 other inputs into a 10 pin connector that is smaller than the 5 pin that I have. I assumed there was a card that will have the 5 pin I need - but I cant find it. Any ones that say they have an "internal" usb port - actually has a normal USB port on the inside of the card. "kony" wrote in message ... On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 16:53:45 GMT, "Rob V" wrote: Hello, I just got an internal USB multicard reader - My PC has 4 USB connectors on the back + 2 in the front - when I went to install it - the reader has a flat connector (its a female that accepts 5 prongs) that connects to the USB connector on the MB. The problem is - the PC this reader is going on is a low end dell and has no USB connectors on the MB. Is there a card that I can by to give me the 5 prong connector I need - or some adaptor I can get? Any help is appreciated. Thanks -Rob But if your Dell has two USB in front, how can it NOT have front USB pin-headers? You bought an OEM box, it isn't meant to be altered. That is one of the trade-offs being made. It is entirely your burden to figure this out since Dell won't be accomodating to alter the system in this way. What is needed is to trace back the wiring harness for the front USB, determine the pinout, then subsitute individual connector-plugs instead of the (large connector-block), which will then leave the front USB pins unused so you can plug the card-reader plug into them, after also confirming that it's plug has correct wire-positions. Easiest to just buy a PCI USB card I suppose. |
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 01:52:05 GMT, "Rob V" wrote:
The USB ports on the back are hardwired on the MB. The ones in the front are combined w/ 2 other inputs into a 10 pin connector that is smaller than the 5 pin that I have. I assumed there was a card that will have the 5 pin I need - but I cant find it. Any ones that say they have an "internal" usb port - actually has a normal USB port on the inside of the card. It sounds like you'll have to make your own adapter. It'd probably be easiest to just buy a cheap 3ft. USB cable, cut the end off and solder on a 5-pin header configured for the reader plug. Dave |
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 03:15:49 GMT, kony wrote:
It sounds like you'll have to make your own adapter. It'd probably be easiest to just buy a cheap 3ft. USB cable, cut the end off and solder on a 5-pin header configured for the reader plug. Well, that's one option, but personally I would do it differently. Firstly, I assume the card reader is designed to connect to the mb header which uually goes to the USB ports? What I would do is figure out which wire is which, then solder it to one of the rear ones (front ones being more useful to me). Then, I would block off that port at the back to stop me trying to use it (probably by putting a piece of plastic in it...). It would probably be easier to connect it to the front port header, but you would lose one port. That's lose as in it's now occupied. It's still there but no longer available. HTH. Chris Pollard -- CG Internet café, Tagum City, Philippines http://www.cginternet.net |
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:19:09 +0800, Christopher Pollard
wrote: On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 03:15:49 GMT, kony wrote: It sounds like you'll have to make your own adapter. It'd probably be easiest to just buy a cheap 3ft. USB cable, cut the end off and solder on a 5-pin header configured for the reader plug. Well, that's one option, but personally I would do it differently. Firstly, I assume the card reader is designed to connect to the mb header which uually goes to the USB ports? What I would do is figure out which wire is which, then solder it to one of the rear ones (front ones being more useful to me). Then, I would block off that port at the back to stop me trying to use it (probably by putting a piece of plastic in it...). It would probably be easier to connect it to the front port header, but you would lose one port. That's lose as in it's now occupied. It's still there but no longer available. Reread what I wrote, the part about connecting a PIN HEADER to a new USB cable, not a socket. A pin header would plug into the card reader cable's socket, with the other end still being the USB cable male plug, which plugs into an existing motherboard or case-mounted USB port, no modifications to the system are needed and it would also be transferrible to the next motherboard/system. Not that one solution or the other is wrong, but pulling apart a perfectly working system to solder onto the back of a motherboard and void the OEM warranty (if still in effect), is probably beyond the desires of anyone buying an OEM box in the first place. Dave |
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:19:09 +0800, Christopher Pollard
wrote: On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 03:15:49 GMT, kony wrote: It sounds like you'll have to make your own adapter. It'd probably be easiest to just buy a cheap 3ft. USB cable, cut the end off and solder on a 5-pin header configured for the reader plug. Well, that's one option, but personally I would do it differently. Firstly, I assume the card reader is designed to connect to the mb header which uually goes to the USB ports? What I would do is figure out which wire is which, then solder it to one of the rear ones (front ones being more useful to me). Then, I would block off that port at the back to stop me trying to use it (probably by putting a piece of plastic in it...). It would probably be easier to connect it to the front port header, but you would lose one port. That's lose as in it's now occupied. It's still there but no longer available. You'd lose 1 port anyway, so connect it to the rear, using a hacked USB cable. HTH. Chris Pollard |
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 08:02:34 GMT, kony wrote:
Reread what I wrote, the part about connecting a PIN HEADER to a new USB cable, not a socket. I understood what you meant. Not that one solution or the other is wrong, but pulling apart a perfectly working system to solder onto the back of a motherboard and void the OEM warranty (if still in effect), is probably beyond the desires of anyone buying an OEM box in the first place. That's true. I guess I'm a bit more confident when it comes to things like this. Your method would be safer, and you're right, it won't affect the warranty. Chris Pollard -- CG Internet café, Tagum City, Philippines http://www.cginternet.net |
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Rob I am facing the same problem. I bought a 6 in 1 card reader off ebay
that said for internal USB. Mine has the flat 5 wire femail plug with four wires and one plugged hole. I got some information on a similar ICCR from there web site where I was sent to d load a driver. It shows Red--VCC, Black GND, White Data-, Green Data + . If you figure a way to wire this in please let us know. I bought w Belkin USB 2.0 Card for the expansion slot on the MB and I have an empty floppy port on case for the card reader. Dale Rob V wrote: Hello, I just got an internal USB multicard reader - My PC has 4 USB connectors on the back + 2 in the front - when I went to install it - the reader has a flat connector (its a female that accepts 5 prongs) that connects to the USB connector on the MB. The problem is - the PC this reader is going on is a low end dell and has no USB connectors on the MB. Is there a card that I can by to give me the 5 prong connector I need - or some adaptor I can get? Any help is appreciated. Thanks -Rob |
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