Motherboard USB headers connecting to Case Front Panel

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if my soon to be purchased motherboard (Asus X99) has a 2 usb 3.0 header each saying it supports 2 ports. (20-1 pin).
but the motherboard manual doesn't show any package contents which split the single physical header into two usb ports.

what am i missing?

How do you get two ports out of a single header?
and
if i only needed 1 port would the cases front panel io usb 3.0 plug directly in this type of 20-1 aggregated port?
probably missing something really obvious here....but i always thought there was a 1-1 relationship between motherboard headers and case front panel io...but then my last build was 7+ years ago.

thanks
 
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There are no extra package contents for USB 3.

Each of those headers supports two ports top and bottom of row (see above).

So if your case front panel has a 20 pin USB 3 connector lead, plug it in one of those headers. It will support one or two ports depending on how many there are on your case front or you can buy a back panel bracket with USB 3 ports and plug into those headers.
 
ah, so a 20-1 header is a 'dual channel' header, but you need a case front panel io which supports the 20-1 header....?
Is this the 'normal' for case front panel io for usb 3.0 and 2.0?

thanks
 
ginjaninja said:
ah, so a 20-1 header is a 'dual channel' header, but you need a case front panel io which supports the 20-1 header....?
Is this the 'normal' for case front panel io for usb 3.0 and 2.0?

thanks
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That's the way they do it.

If the case has got USB 3 ports on the front panel then it will have 20 pin connector. It will have standard USB 2 connectors. Mine has two USB 3 ports and four USB to ports on the case front panel.
 
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