USB 3.0 port coming out of bottom PCIe slot

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olafgarten

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Hi, i have a Asus P8P67 Pro motherboard in a computer i bought from Scan 3xs. i have noticed a strange USB 3.0 cable coming out of the bottom pcie slot. this according to the asus manual is a PCIe 2.0 x16_3 slot (at x4 mode, compatible with pci x1 and x4 devices)

I just wanted to know what this cable is and what it is for?
 
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Madn3ss795

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The builder probably used an adapter like this :

usb3_0-bracket-3.jpg


to convert from the 20-pin usb3.0 header on your board ( the blue rectangle header between 24pin mobo power connector and SATA ports ) into 2 usb3.0 ports. Nothing got plugged to the PCIe 2.0 x16_3 slot on the bottom.

P8P67 Pro's board layout:

T75cjNW4utRfa4lp_500.jpg
 
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Madn3ss795

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LOL being mad. I'm still not clear what's on the other end of that usb3.0 cable ( but cables do end with ports, right? ). Would have been better if you post a pic or care to explain about the ends of that cable.

Was it something like this:

E30USB9-m.JPG
 
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