600t front USB port buggered?

Terrier_Jimlad · 20 Sep 2011 at 15:40

Finally have a mobo that supports USB3 so I can start using my external caddy on USB3. When I plug the caddy directly in to one of the USB3 ports on the back of the mobo (I/O Panel) then it picks the drive up fine, pops up in my computer, and transfer speeds are lightning quick.

However, plug the same drive in to the front USB3 port on the 600t (which then runs an internal USB3 cable through the case, out the back, in to the same USB3 port on the back, and the computer doesnt react well. It barely picks it up, device manager can often freeze, my computer doesnt want to know, it sometimes sees it and sometimes doesnt ...

I know the caddy/disk/usb3 port on the back are fine when used directly, but as soon as you piggy back on the Corsair port, it all goes pete tong.

Any ideas or should I just drop Corsair an email?

Cheers
Jim

Nightglow · 20 Sep 2011 at 15:53

There is a Etron USB 3.0 driver ver:0.96_WHQL available for download, not sure if it's newer than whats on the cd.
Can't find my cd for my Extreme4 Gen3 to check.

The front & rear usb 3.0 headers are both on Etron EJ168A controller I think, haven't tried to use front & rear together to see if I get same problem, lacking usb 3 devices.

Looking at p74 of the manual, I see Legacy USB support usb 2/usb 3 can be set to disable if you have compatibility issues.

Terrier_Jimlad · 20 Sep 2011 at 15:57

Did you not read what I put? The issue is not with the board as the USB3 ports on the back are fine, the issue is with the USB3 port on the case front

Nightglow · 20 Sep 2011 at 16:14

I READ what you wrote, but it could be a quirk of the usb 3 controller.
In my case I just plug my front usb 3.0 panel cable into the usb 3.0 header on the board, problem solved.

None of this piggy back stuff.

Terrier_Jimlad · 20 Sep 2011 at 17:44

Doubt it's the controller, I have the latest Etron driver and plugging stuff in direct to the port is fine, so would assumei it's the front panel port or the cable. The front panel port has an external USB on the end so it can't go on to the header, unless theres an adapter?

Nightglow · 20 Sep 2011 at 18:35

Simple...

http://www.everythingusb.com/20-pin-usb-3.0-header-connector-21232.html

Just google for usb 3.0 to 20 pin adaptor, they cost about a fiver, wish Overclockers stocked them.

Terrier_Jimlad · 20 Sep 2011 at 20:35

OCUK stock this one so I'll give it a try but not holding my breath

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-013-BX

Terrier_Jimlad · 22 Sep 2011 at 14:11

The adaptor arrived (awesome OCUK service as per usual) and hasnt resolved the issue, so i've emailed Corsair to see what they say. Probably a faulty port or cable but we'll see