Connecting 3700amb front USB ports to the motherboard

Wedge · Post by **Wedge** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 11:45 am

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.

Post by **MikeC** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 11:54 am

Antec supplies a manual for the case, which includes wiring codes for USB: http://www.antec-inc.com/pdf/manuals/slk3700amb_na.pdf

Winston · Post by **Winston** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 12:29 pm

MikeC wrote: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 correct

Wedge · Post by **Wedge** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 3:12 pm

Thanks guys. I asked for advice and you gave it -- RTFM

(I've got that part covered)

But my question: can I damage anything should I do this incorrectly?

kie · Post by **kie** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 3:45 pm

nah - I think you should be fine - I had my usb ports wired up wrong for ages and once I rewired them correctly, no problems

GamingGod · Post by **GamingGod** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 3:54 pm

i feel your pain though. I still havent got into my case to hook up the front usb. I havent had to use them yet so I figured what the hell. Its too many damn wires and the labeling on this is so tiny that even my great vision can barely read it.

DryFire · Post by **DryFire** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 4:06 pm

I'm the same way gaming.

I tried it once. I must have wired it wrong, so teh it wouldn't boot. All i had to do was unplug it and it worked.

Wedge · Post by **Wedge** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 4:16 pm

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?

Wedge · Post by **Wedge** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 5:08 pm

Okay does this mean I have not connected the wires properly?
If I click the message it only gives me a view of the picture posted just above.

The same MicroAdvantage Quickidrive works without problems on the back USB ports of the motherboard.

Post by **MikeC** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 6:06 pm

The front ports may not be USB 2.0 compliant. I think Antec will correct this; they have before, by sending new hardware.

Wedge · Post by **Wedge** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 6:15 pm

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.

Wedge · Post by **Wedge** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 6:34 pm

SON OF A B****

Same "malfunction" error agian. Five minutes ago it was working just fine.....

EDIT/ The front bezel isn't allowing the quick drive to make full contact with the hub; hence, the "malfunctioned" error.

Not sure if this is fixable; will try to shim it I guess.

Wedge · Post by **Wedge** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 8:09 pm

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....

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 4:53 am

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....

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.