Case has two USB 2.0 wires, mother board has 1 USB 2.0 socket

Zach_56

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Hello,

Total noob here...


CASE: anidees AI8BW ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case

MB: ASUS ROG Maximus IX Hero LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard

The case has 3 USB 2.0 in the front. It has two cables running down to connect to the MB. The MB appears to have only one slot for the USB.20.

Not sure what to do with the 2nd USB 2.0 cable. There is a 2nd slot next to the obvious USB slot, but it last one less prong... which makes me hesitate.

Please help! Thanks!



 
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Yes your board only has 1 onboard USB 2.0 header. For your case wires 1 wire will run 2 of the USB and the other one will run 1 USB. Try each till you find the one that powers 2 of the slots and the other USB will not work or you can buy a adapter for the other if you must have 3 to use on the front of the case. For most people only having 2 is not a problem.

Zerk2012

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Yes your board only has 1 onboard USB 2.0 header. For your case wires 1 wire will run 2 of the USB and the other one will run 1 USB. Try each till you find the one that powers 2 of the slots and the other USB will not work or you can buy a adapter for the other if you must have 3 to use on the front of the case. For most people only having 2 is not a problem.
 
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