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beekerc   05-12-2009 at 07:48:47 AM

I have a ASUS P5N-E SLI motherboard, which only has one USB header on it. For now, I've been using that with the front USB ports on my case. I have just added a multi memory card reader which fits in a floppy bay and also uses the USB header. it has a passthrough USB port, but because it's in a drive bay, it sits behind the case door, where as the other USB ports are always exposed (it's an antec P182 in case you're wondering).

is there such a thing as a splitter or Y-cable that will allow connecting two USB sets of ports to one motherboard header? or is there another USB header on the P5N-E board that i'm missing?

Thanks
BeekerC

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r_manic   05-12-2009 at 09:20:03 AM
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Before we get ahead of ourselves, have you read your motherboard's manual? AFAIK, the P5N-E has more than one USB header; maybe the manual will tell you where to locate them.

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beekerc   05-15-2009 at 02:23:40 AM
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As best I can tell (both via the manual and looking at the board), there is only one header on the P5N-E SLI.

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55795642   05-15-2009 at 03:06:52 PM
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Page 9 of this manual (http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/P5N-E%20SLI/E2968P5N-ESLI.pdf) shows USB ports 5&6 are on a header located near the front panel header and ports 7&8 on another header located between the two PCI slots.

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beekerc   05-15-2009 at 07:47:34 PM
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you are correct sir. i honestly don't see how i missed that.
at least in the system, as it's between my video card and scsi card.
not sure how i missed it in the manual.
i'm off to crack open my case and hook it up.
Thanks all!!!

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