Connecting 3700amb front USB ports to the motherboard
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Connecting 3700amb front USB ports to the motherboard
Guys I have never connected the front USBs to my board, an Asus P4B266-C.
The case is the 3700amb, as noted in my sig.
Question: if I get the wires wrong, will is damage the board or USB ports? I have never done this before so any advice is appreciated.
The case is the 3700amb, as noted in my sig.
Question: if I get the wires wrong, will is damage the board or USB ports? I have never done this before so any advice is appreciated.
Last edited by Wedge on Sat Dec 06, 2003 8:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Antec supplies a manual for the case, which includes wiring codes for USB: http://www.antec-inc.com/pdf/manuals/slk3700amb_na.pdf
And the manual for the motherboard should also have similar info, so that you are sure to get it correctMikeC wrote:Antec supplies a manual for the case, which includes wiring codes for USB: http://www.antec-inc.com/pdf/manuals/slk3700amb_na.pdf
Well I got it connected with ease (NOT -- it was a bitch to see and my fingers aren't tiny super-accurate tweezers either).
But I'm getting no recognition of my MicroAdvantage Quick Drive.
Although, I'm assuming that I DO have the USB wires connected to the correct headers. Otherwise, I would get no response at all, correct?
But I'm getting no recognition of my MicroAdvantage Quick Drive.
Although, I'm assuming that I DO have the USB wires connected to the correct headers. Otherwise, I would get no response at all, correct?
Problem fixed. It turns out that the MicroAdvantage Quickidrives work with both 1.2 or 2.0
My problem was that I had the positive and negatives leads mixed.
Here's what I get after switching them. Although it says there is a "problem", it works just fine. I have a new drive labeled "Removable Disc" that works like a normal drive in Windows.
My problem was that I had the positive and negatives leads mixed.
Here's what I get after switching them. Although it says there is a "problem", it works just fine. I have a new drive labeled "Removable Disc" that works like a normal drive in Windows.
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Yeah, I had the same thing happen with a buddy's memory stick. I kind of just pushed it in hard and held it there to transfer the files. My own USB stick and other peripherals never gave me any trouble so I haven't had to resort to shimming it out yet.Wedge wrote:I'm not sure if any other owners of the 3700amb had this problem with depressed USB hubs in the front, but I had to add some padding in order to make peripherals connect.
It's ghetto but it works....