- Jan 28, 2014
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So I'm guessing the answer is yes but I'd like to confirm...
My motherboard has two USB 2.0 headers for a total of 4 possible connections. One header is occupied by my 2 front panel I/O ports. The other header is connected to my NZXT Kraken X61, which uses only one connection (4 wires out of 10-1 pins) of said header (leaving 4 pins unused (plus the NC pin)).
I'm ordering a PCI-E WiFi card that uses a single USB connection for Bluetooth capability. That being said, given that only 4 of the 10-1 pins on the relevant header are connected, can I just yank the wires out of the new card's connector (which will also be 4 out of 10-1 pins but is a full size connector, leaving all other pins with NC like the Kraken's connector) and insert them into the empty 4 holes on the Kraken's already connected header (obviously taking care to their order of insertion).
In other words: I have two USB devices that each have their own full-sized header connector (each only using 4 of the 10-1 pins), and I'd like to merge them into one, just like my 2 front I/O USB connections.
I feel like I explained this simple concept poorly but I don't know how to improve it. Let me know if more details/explanation are needed. Thanks!
My motherboard has two USB 2.0 headers for a total of 4 possible connections. One header is occupied by my 2 front panel I/O ports. The other header is connected to my NZXT Kraken X61, which uses only one connection (4 wires out of 10-1 pins) of said header (leaving 4 pins unused (plus the NC pin)).
I'm ordering a PCI-E WiFi card that uses a single USB connection for Bluetooth capability. That being said, given that only 4 of the 10-1 pins on the relevant header are connected, can I just yank the wires out of the new card's connector (which will also be 4 out of 10-1 pins but is a full size connector, leaving all other pins with NC like the Kraken's connector) and insert them into the empty 4 holes on the Kraken's already connected header (obviously taking care to their order of insertion).
In other words: I have two USB devices that each have their own full-sized header connector (each only using 4 of the 10-1 pins), and I'd like to merge them into one, just like my 2 front I/O USB connections.
I feel like I explained this simple concept poorly but I don't know how to improve it. Let me know if more details/explanation are needed. Thanks!
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