Card reader advice pleae

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Wanting to put an internal card reader in my PC. Months ago, I looked at
some at a Fry's and was confused as to how it would connect to the
motherboard. It seemed there were many different connections to make and I
wasn't up to the challenge. I noticed from reading some posts that some,
however, connect with a USB cable from the back of the unit, throught the
case and out a PCI knockout to plug into a normal USB posrt.
Any experience with these two types and if the USB works fine?
TIA,
Nottoman

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You can always pick up a USB PCI card with an inside connection and install
it. Not very expensive and solves the problem. Otherwise, snaking it
through the an open slot in the back is no big deal.

The problem is that not all motherboards have internal USB connectors, and
you would need the motherboard documentation to resolve that problem.


"02befree" <nottoman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Wanting to put an internal card reader in my PC. Months ago, I looked at
> some at a Fry's and was confused as to how it would connect to the
> motherboard. It seemed there were many different connections to make and
> I
> wasn't up to the challenge. I noticed from reading some posts that some,
> however, connect with a USB cable from the back of the unit, throught the
> case and out a PCI knockout to plug into a normal USB posrt.
> Any experience with these two types and if the USB works fine?
> TIA,
> Nottoman
>
>

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02befree wrote:
> Wanting to put an internal card reader in my PC. Months ago, I looked at
> some at a Fry's and was confused as to how it would connect to the
> motherboard. It seemed there were many different connections to make and I
> wasn't up to the challenge. I noticed from reading some posts that some,
> however, connect with a USB cable from the back of the unit, throught the
> case and out a PCI knockout to plug into a normal USB posrt.
> Any experience with these two types and if the USB works fine?
> TIA,
> Nottoman
>
>
The USB will work great, especially if it is USB 2.0 High-speed. It is
also possible that your motherboard may have an internal USB port (many
do) to which you can connect the cable. The unit should have a jack for
power, and the signal cable to a USB port. No other connectors should
be necessary.


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Ron Hunter rphunter@charter.net

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"02befree" <nottoman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ZOWdndvQGMbvSvbfRVn-tQ@comcast.com...
> Wanting to put an internal card reader in my PC. Months ago, I looked at
> some at a Fry's and was confused as to how it would connect to the
> motherboard. It seemed there were many different connections to make and I

In practice, its usually quite simple. Internal USB headers are simple 4 pins
in a line. At the very worst, their are only two ways to try. } Vitually all
modern PC motherboards have at least two internal USB headers. You
simply plug the one (or two) cables from the internal reader onto one (or two)
of the internal headers.

> wasn't up to the challenge. I noticed from reading some posts that some,
> however, connect with a USB cable from the back of the unit, throught the
> case and out a PCI knockout to plug into a normal USB posrt.
> Any experience with these two types and if the USB works fine?
....

Both "types" are really identical. Both will work just as well.
Internal cable. External cable. External cable passing through the
case. Its all the same. Do whatever seems easiest and best to you.

Personally, I like internal FLASH card readers and I hook them to the
internal USB ports.


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