Not enough USB headers on mobo

GaryM · 23 Jul 2007 at 18:30

Having just built a new PC I'm a little stuck on something.
There's 2 USB headers on the motherboard (Fatal1ty FP-IN9) but I have three things I would like to connect - one for USB sockets, one for Firewire (both fitted to the top of the case) and the last one for a drive bay card reader.

Any way around this? Is there a PCI card available with a USB 9 pin header?
Or even a one in, two out arrangement?

Will_3rd · 23 Jul 2007 at 18:35

And you connecting firewire to a USB header why :confused:

mattyrigby00 · 23 Jul 2007 at 18:39

firewire needs to goto a firewire header (different to usb ones), if your mobo doesnt have it you cant use firewire without buying a firewire card.

GaryM · 23 Jul 2007 at 18:57

Will_3rd said:
And you connecting firewire to a USB header why

Because it has the same 9 pin connector as the usb socket by the side of it? :confused:

Are you saying there should be another 9 pin connector on the mobo specifically for firewire connections?

GaryM · 23 Jul 2007 at 18:58

mattyrigby00 said:
firewire needs to goto a firewire header (different to usb ones), if your mobo doesnt have it you cant use firewire without buying a firewire card.

Ah, I'll have another look but its funny that the usb sockets and firewire sockets have the same plug (2 rows of pins - 1 with 5 pins by the side of 1 with 4 pins).

Will_3rd · 23 Jul 2007 at 19:04

GaryM said:
Are you saying there should be another 9 pin connector on the mobo specifically for firewire connections?

Yep

iirc it should be coloured differently

edit: googling tells me that board doesn't even have firewire