Internal USB 3 connections

JohnM99

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Apologies if this is a dumb question - I am doing my first computer build - my Lian Li 1020 chassis has a top/front panel with 4 x USB3 plugs - it has 2 internal USB 3 cables - and the motherboard I chose has only one place to plug in the 19 pin internal USB connector (it is an ASUS P9X79 Deluxe).

What can I do with the second cable? Do I need to get a PCI card like this - http://ncix.com/products/?sku=68907&vpn=SST-EC01%2B&manufacture=Silverstone%20Technology - or can you get some kind of adapter to plug both cables into the one receptacle on the motherboard? (I realize this would share bandwidth).

Thanks!
John
 

popatim

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There is no magic splitter cable for the usb3 internal header. You can either use an add in card or use an adapter cable to plug it into either a rear usb3 port or a usb2 header or port.
Please note that plugging it into a usb2 header or port will liimit the speed to usb2 speed.