How to connect internal power to USB 3 0 expansion card

[eyedoc44]

Hello, I just purchased a Dell XPS 8300 desktop. It did not come with USB 3.0 so I would like to install a USB 3.0 expansion card. All of the cards seem to require an internal power connection. I am not that computer literate to know where and how to plug the expansion board in, after I install it in the PCI slot. Is this a relatively straight forward, easy thingto do, or am I biting off more than I can chew? Thanks for the help in advance!

 

[Ubrales]

Looks like a dual post. Here is my reply to your other thread.

This is what I installed in my computer: http://www.evga.com/products/moreI [...] rals&sw=22

In use for over 5 months. Works perfectly. Easy to install in a PCIe slot, and no external power is required.

Follow basic safety procedures like unplugging the computer from the wall outlet, and wearing an anti-static wrist strap before you open the computer side panel.

Here is the service manual: http://support.dell.com/support/ed [...] /index.htm

It is not a difficult task if you read and study the manual.

 

[eyedoc44]

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[eyedoc44]

Thanks! Worked great! I did need external power but the card came with a power supply cable and it was easy to install!

 

[Ubrales]

Thank you!

 

[silvery]

I'm not 100 % sure but I think the empty "flexbay" spot in the front of that machine immediately to the left of the 2 front usb 2.0 ports in the hidden compartment under the second optical drive is a place you can install some usb 3.0 ports with a Dell part. I remember reading about this at the Dell community forums. I think they mentioned a part number there. If anyone knows about that let me know because I was interested in adding 3.0 ports myself without sacrificing pci slots in the back.

 

[Ubrales]

I'm not 100 % sure but I think the empty "flexbay" spot in the front of that machine immediately to the left of the 2 front usb 2.0 ports in the hidden compartment under the second optical drive is a place you can install some usb 3.0 ports with a Dell part. I remember reading about this at the Dell community forums. I think they mentioned a part number there. If anyone knows about that let me know because I was interested in adding 3.0 ports myself without sacrificing pci slots in the back.

Please open a new thread and we will respond to it. This thread is closed and the mods may lock it.

 

[silvery]

Please open a new thread and we will respond to it. This thread is closed and the mods may lock it.

Thanks for the tip. When it comes time for me to put some 3.0 ports in myself, I will post at that time. Did not mean to hijack the thread, was only making some info available and wondering out loud myself.

 

[viper23542]

Hello, I just purchased a Dell XPS 8300 desktop. It did not come with USB 3.0 so I would like to install a USB 3.0 expansion card. All of the cards seem to require an internal power connection. I am not that computer literate to know where and how to plug the expansion board in, after I install it in the PCI slot. Is this a relatively straight forward, easy thingto do, or am I biting off more than I can chew? Thanks for the help in advance!