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Why alwasy USB2.0 are in front side and USB3.0 on rear
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NOT as always. it depends on your PC Case and Motherboard's chipset. Most of PC case nowadays supports USB 3.0 on the front panel and sometimes also 2.0 legacy ports on the front. Old PC case doesn't support USB 3.0 front panel because old system doesn't have USb 3.0 on their system.
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Lots of newer cases have USB3 leads to the front that attach to the motherboard internal ports.
If your case doesn't have them, but your mobo supports USB3 and you have an internal USB3 socket and you want them on the front, you can always look at card readers - they often have a USB3 port on them such as: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Speed-reader-Multi-function-panel/dp/B00MO864W4 - this one takes up a 2.5" slot where a floppy drive would have gone.
If your case doesn't have them, but your mobo supports USB3 and you have an internal USB3 socket and you want them on the front, you can always look at card readers - they often have a USB3 port on them such as: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Speed-reader-Multi-function-panel/dp/B00MO864W4 - this one takes up a 2.5" slot where a floppy drive would have gone.
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In (golden) olden days, the plugs on mice were green and the plugs on keyboards purple to help people know where to plug stuff in. Stick the purple plug in the purple socket etc. It's the same for audio now - you often get green speaker plugs that go into the green jack on the case / mobo.
No-one ever mentioned that PS2 ports had the potential to damage the port / motherboard if they were plugged / unplugged while the PC was on mind - manufacturers let you find that out on your own...
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@kyzarvs - that limitation seemed to depend on how they were manufactured. I had an IBM laptop where you could plug / unplug PS/2 devices all day without issue. I tried that on a desktop once and it stopped responding to input, I didn't damage it but it did force a reboot.
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@Umesh_vlsi - It depends on the case. Newer cases except the most basic inexpensive cases have USB3 and sometimes USB2 ports in front. Then of course if the motherboard is USB3 capable it will have rear USB3 ports.
My case, an inexpensive POS from 2011 has 2 USB2 on the front, and no provision for USB3 on the front of the case. However my ASRock PRO3 1155 Z75 motherboard has USB3 ports.
@kyzarvs - and a dual color PS/2 port which can support either a mouse or keyboard.
My case, an inexpensive POS from 2011 has 2 USB2 on the front, and no provision for USB3 on the front of the case. However my ASRock PRO3 1155 Z75 motherboard has USB3 ports.
@kyzarvs - and a dual color PS/2 port which can support either a mouse or keyboard.
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Come to think of it, some MBs have only one PS/2 port in which either mouse or KB can work. On my MB it has both colors on same plug.
Typically, a mouse or KB would work in windows in PS/2 ports only when connected before starting computer.
Typically, a mouse or KB would work in windows in PS/2 ports only when connected before starting computer.
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