Xpirate
12-03-2012, 09:53 PM
I haven't built a new PC since 2009, so I'm a little behind the times and I've been away from the forum for quite a while.
I've been trying to find this with Google, and I can't quite find the definitive answer. Are those 20 pin motherboard headers for the USB 3.0 front panel standardized? Some sources say they are, and others say they are not. I was hoping one of you guys might know.
They really should be standardized. Many of the of old PC's that I had to work with that had USB 2.0 front panel connectors had different pinouts and required manual work to make them right. Some of the USB connectors came with a connector on each wire just to plug them into the right pin and others required a paper clip to rearrange them on the block.
I've been trying to find this with Google, and I can't quite find the definitive answer. Are those 20 pin motherboard headers for the USB 3.0 front panel standardized? Some sources say they are, and others say they are not. I was hoping one of you guys might know.
They really should be standardized. Many of the of old PC's that I had to work with that had USB 2.0 front panel connectors had different pinouts and required manual work to make them right. Some of the USB connectors came with a connector on each wire just to plug them into the right pin and others required a paper clip to rearrange them on the block.