Is this port USB3 or not?

[hondo]

Hi there can some please tell me, am I right in thinking the red arrow indicated socket on my Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 board is in fact a USB3 front header socket?

Thanks

What is confusing me is if the above is a front USB3 outlet what is this? I seem to have one of these that is going spare from the case

 

[Spenty]

Nevermind.

 

[SeraphX]

nope, thats a standard USB2 header
It's just numbered, look at the other ports, USB1, USB2 etc etc

motherboard listing states the following '3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers' so you don't have USB3 usability on the board at all

 

[d_brennen]

nope, thats a standard USB2 header
It's just numbered, look at the other ports, USB1, USB2 etc etc

This, it's USB header number 3

 

[Flubble]

checked the spec on the gigabyte site and it's usb2


USB
Chipset:
Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Etron EJ168 chip:
Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

 

[hondo]

Thanks Gents, I thought Red + #3 = USB3

I'm now guessing I need some sort of adaptor to fit the 20pin blue socket in.

 

[scrlk]

Thanks Gents, I thought Red + #3 = USB3

I'm now guessing I need some sort of adaptor to fit the 20pin blue socket in.

The red colour could indicate some sort of always on/more power USB 2 header for charging devices.

 

[j6m]

The red colour could indicate some sort of always on/more power USB 2 header for charging devices.

From the manual:

When the system is in S4/S5 mode, only the USB ports routed to the F_USB1 header can support the ON/OFF Charge function.

As for internal USB 3.0 adapters, here's what I've found so far:

• Highpoint RocketU 1142A (PCIe; shockingly expensive)
• Lycom UB-114i (PCIe)
• Lycom UB-117 (mSATA)
• SilverStone EC01 / EC01-P (PCIe)
• SilverStone EC03 / EC03-P (PCIe + 3.5" I/O plate)
• SilverStone EC04 (PCIe; adds two external ports)