Casing front panel connection

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Franicelcha

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Hi folks, I really have two questions today

1-If a computer case has one or more USB 3 ports on the front panel, where would that connect to on the motherboard ? What kind of connector do we have for this ?

2-I have seen a video on youtube displaying a computer case supporting 1 USB 3 on the front panel and the girl displaying the case showed a USB 3 wire, just like we have on a USB 3 flashdrive. Where would that connect to on the motherboard ?

Not a computer expert (very far from it) but that seems strange to me.

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1. The mobo has to have a usb3 socket for the front panel connector to plug into. It's a 20 pin socket and is blue. If the mobo doesn't have support a adapter can be use to plug the front connector into a usb2 socket. If this is done the front usb3 will funtion as a usb2.
2. The front usb3 connectors that look like a regular usb plugs are design to go into the and then out of the case to the mobo usb3 plug in the back of the case.
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Alec Mowat

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USB3 ports will be on the motherboard, they are larger and usually that light blue colour. You can only connect them to a motherboard that supports USB3.
If the case has 2 USB 3 ports, and your board only has 1, you can only connect one.
 
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Goodeggray

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1. The mobo has to have a usb3 socket for the front panel connector to plug into. It's a 20 pin socket and is blue. If the mobo doesn't have support a adapter can be use to plug the front connector into a usb2 socket. If this is done the front usb3 will funtion as a usb2.
2. The front usb3 connectors that look like a regular usb plugs are design to go into the and then out of the case to the mobo usb3 plug in the back of the case.
 
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