Activate front USB 3.0

LinasHulac · Dec 17, 2015

Hi all, and thanks in advance for the assistance. Long time tom's utiliser, first time poster. Having said that, if my questions infringe on an already published / resolved topic please direct me to said resolution without spending effort on a response!

I am currently running mobo ASUS P8Z77-V LE Plus and just want to double check which cables I need to connect (activate) the front USB 3.0 ports. Well, for this chassis the front ports also happen to be on top. My chassis is the Zalman Z11 Plus.

Also, this chassis happened to come with two additional front/top USB ports which run 2.0. Is it possible to convert these to 3.0? If possible, how so? If not, are there alternative methods to getting 3.0 performance from 2.0 ports? Forgive my ignorance or lack of understanding if the response to the latter is an elementary "no".

Please request further information as needed.

Regards,

Linas

BadActor · Dec 17, 2015

The case will have the necessary cabling to connect to the USB headers. The 3.0 ports are backwards compatible to 2.0, but you can't convert 2.0 to run at 3.0 speeds.

LinasHulac · Dec 17, 2015

BadActor, thanks for the reply.

Well when I purchased the mobo and chassis there was no cabling available for connecting the front USB 3.0. What type of cabling would it have been? It seems I have to purchase said cables and make the connections myself.

Thanks

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 17, 2015

The Chassis should have had a 3.0 cable connection to plug into that board.

Plugs into YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED area.

Seamz · Dec 17, 2015

The USB 3.0 Front Panel Connector looks like this. http://www.techpowerup.com/img/10-12-09/usb3.0_connector.jpg

And typically plugs in somewhere close to the 24 PIN power connector.

LinasHulac · Dec 17, 2015

Thank you for the reply seamz and sr-71. That looks like a 20 pin connector for USB 3. Do any of you mind informing me on how to replace front USB 2.0 into 3.0? Or get 3.0 functionality from them? That was the second half of my inquiry. Much appreciated in advance.

BadActor · Dec 17, 2015

Most cases I've used already have the cables attached to the front ports. If you need the cables you can get them from Newegg. Do these look like what you need?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3XT1N03491&cm_re=usb_3.0_front_panel_cables-_-9SIA3XT1N03491-_-Product

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 17, 2015

The PLUS case should have them.

LinasHulac · Dec 17, 2015

BadActor :

Yes that looks like what I need. Though I will be taking advantage of my amazon prime subscription. Thanks everybody for the assistance.

BadActor · Dec 17, 2015

I read a number of reviews on them and some were reporting no 3.0 cables.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 17, 2015

You are right , they only included a 3.0 pass through cable that is lame.

That's a first for a case with 3.0 ports on the front.

LinasHulac · Dec 17, 2015

I was surprised as well. Just put it off until now. Thanks again mate.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 17, 2015

Do you still have the USB 3.0 pass through
cables?

If so you should be able to use something like this.

http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Tek-USB3-0-Adapter-Cable/dp/B005NGGKPU

LinasHulac · Dec 17, 2015

Not sure. Just reading about it, I think I want to avoid it. I found this on amazon: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00KY41S4O?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A9O0CECJHXEH

Can I just plug that into the mobo and then into the front panel from the inside?

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 17, 2015

That should work , same type of cable I posted.

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