So, in the usual tradition with new tech, things have been designed and manufactured before standards have been decided (usually because they are slow forming the standards), and the good old consumer is left to pick up the pieces.
So, onto the questions. I am specing up a new machine (yay sandybridge) and have pretty much decided what I am going to get, one issue I can't find a satisfactory answer to is regarding motherboard USB3 pinout headers.
Looking to get an ASUS P8P67 PRO and a Lian Li V1020 case, this case provides 4x USB 3 at the front of the case. Because these were designed and made before motherboard USB 3 motherboard header design and pinouts had been standardised (have they done this yet? atleast all the motherboards coming out seem to be using the same format now), Lian Li opted to place standard USB 3 plugs on the end of the cables. This forces you to run the plugs out of the back of the case and plug them in round the back. The P8P67 provides 2x USB3 on the backplane, and 2x USB3 via pinout header (along with 6x USB2 both rear and on headers). The current plan is to use the supplied PCI adaptor plate so that all 4 USB3 are presented at the rear of the case, run the USB3 cables from the Lian Li out the back through a spare PCI slot and suitable plate and plug into 2x USB3 ports, you can get pinout adaptors for USB 2 which plug onto the headers and preset USB2 sockets, so that is the plan for these.
This will leave me with:
Back of case: 6x USB2 2x USB3
Front of case: 2x USB2 2x USB3
Which is fine, but is FAR from an elegant solution cabling wise, not only do I HATE running things out through PCI slots, it also uses up 2 spare PCI slots and means I have cables going all over the place which really dont (or shouldn't) need to (front of motherboard to rear of case, top front of case to rear bottom and out of PCI slot).
Has anyone seen any kind of adaptor cable/dongle/plug for adapting this new motherboard header into 2x internal USB3 sockets?
I suspect as this stuff is only just going mainstream that no one has done anything about it yet, but I live in hope
Thanks
So, onto the questions. I am specing up a new machine (yay sandybridge) and have pretty much decided what I am going to get, one issue I can't find a satisfactory answer to is regarding motherboard USB3 pinout headers.
Looking to get an ASUS P8P67 PRO and a Lian Li V1020 case, this case provides 4x USB 3 at the front of the case. Because these were designed and made before motherboard USB 3 motherboard header design and pinouts had been standardised (have they done this yet? atleast all the motherboards coming out seem to be using the same format now), Lian Li opted to place standard USB 3 plugs on the end of the cables. This forces you to run the plugs out of the back of the case and plug them in round the back. The P8P67 provides 2x USB3 on the backplane, and 2x USB3 via pinout header (along with 6x USB2 both rear and on headers). The current plan is to use the supplied PCI adaptor plate so that all 4 USB3 are presented at the rear of the case, run the USB3 cables from the Lian Li out the back through a spare PCI slot and suitable plate and plug into 2x USB3 ports, you can get pinout adaptors for USB 2 which plug onto the headers and preset USB2 sockets, so that is the plan for these.
This will leave me with:
Back of case: 6x USB2 2x USB3
Front of case: 2x USB2 2x USB3
Which is fine, but is FAR from an elegant solution cabling wise, not only do I HATE running things out through PCI slots, it also uses up 2 spare PCI slots and means I have cables going all over the place which really dont (or shouldn't) need to (front of motherboard to rear of case, top front of case to rear bottom and out of PCI slot).
Has anyone seen any kind of adaptor cable/dongle/plug for adapting this new motherboard header into 2x internal USB3 sockets?
I suspect as this stuff is only just going mainstream that no one has done anything about it yet, but I live in hope
Thanks