Akasa card reader not working

SuperSaiyan4 · 26 Nov 2011 at 10:24

Recently bought this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FL-005-AK&tool=3

And has a tiny USB 3 pin looking connector but cannot see where to plug this into on the Asus M5A97 Pro motherboard. Also has a standard USB connector and a sata power connector.

I plugged in the sata power connector and put the normal USB cable through the case and out onto the back and plugged into straight into a USB slot and the device doesnt work, Windows 7 64bit doesnt even see it.

Have I done something wrong here or is this faulty? The small 3 pin looking USB connector has nowhere to be plugged in so I thought considering it has a normal USB connector that can be used instead?

Some help would be appreciated, many thanks.

Surveyor · 26 Nov 2011 at 10:58

I assume one of the cables supplied is intended to plug into a USB header on the motherboard.

SuperSaiyan4 · 26 Nov 2011 at 14:05

No it wont fit into that, the USB connector is a 3 pin its not chunky like the one picture otherwise would have been obvious to plug it into that

Surveyor · 26 Nov 2011 at 14:16

Upload pictures of the cables you have so that we have a better idea.

Also a picture of the connectors on the card reader.

Hyburnate · 26 Nov 2011 at 14:42

Could be a molex? For power. Doubt it very much though as they're usually for power.

SuperSaiyan4 · 26 Nov 2011 at 18:29

Well its a 3 pin goes over the pins and says USB on the side of it which is weird.

Surveyor · 26 Nov 2011 at 21:03

SuperSaiyan4 said:
Well its a 3 pin goes over the pins and says USB on the side of it which is weird.

Have you sorted it then?

If not post pictures like I asked and I'll try to help.

MeatLoaf · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:19

According to a review of thast ive just read has it has a cable that you connect a SATA power connector to, a 10 pin USB cable to plug into the internal usb header as surveyor showed in the photo above, and lastly a USB3.0 plug that you need to feed to the outside of your case and plug into a USB3.0 port.

http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/miscellaneous/akasa-baymaster-s-usb-3-0-card-drive-reader-review/3/

SuperSaiyan4 · 27 Nov 2011 at 18:06

MeatLoaf said:
According to a review of thast ive just read has it has a cable that you connect a SATA power connector to, a 10 pin USB cable to plug into the internal usb header as surveyor showed in the photo above, and lastly a USB3.0 plug that you need to feed to the outside of your case and plug into a USB3.0 port.

http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/miscellaneous/akasa-baymaster-s-usb-3-0-card-drive-reader-review/3/

Thanks for that, the problem is that the USB header isnt a 10pin it was a lot smaller and was 3 pin so I am guessing its a fault? I plugged in the sata power so surely that alone would make it recognised within windows but it doesnt so seems as though have a faulty product here.

Thanks for the help and links :-)