USB Type-C header to USB 2 header adapter

ShellShock · 31 Oct 2023 at 07:36

My new motherboard (Gigabyte Z790 D DDR4) has 2 male USB 2 headers (F_USB1 and F_USB2, with 9 pins) but I need to plug in 3 USB 2 devices. It also has a free female USB Type-C header (F_U32C). Is it possible to get an adapter cable so I can plug a USB 2 plug into it? I have not found anything online.

Thanks

ShellShock · 31 Oct 2023 at 08:46

Thanks; I have seen those splitters and I am not sure how well they work. I have ordered an internal USB 2 hub, which plugs into a USB 2 header and gives 4 sockets (USB 2, 9 pins), but it requires a SATA power connector too. I was hoping a simple USB 2 to USB Type-C adapter would do the job instead.

ShellShock · 31 Oct 2023 at 09:55

Thanks; NZXT is the one I have ordered too.

ShellShock · 31 Oct 2023 at 15:39

Interesting...the 3 devices I want to plug in (front of case USB ports, a PCIe Wifi+Bluetooth card, and a CPU AIO Watercooler pump/fan) all have a 9 pin plug, which normally would mean I need 3 USB 2 9 pin headers, but the motherboard only has 2.

Are you saying there is someway to plug two of these devices into one header? Is that how the splitter cables work?

ShellShock · 31 Oct 2023 at 16:10

Yes that is right, what I have read elsewhere is that the WIFI card needs the USB for Bluetooth functionality - currently I have got WIFI working fine, but no Bluetooth. I don't use Bluetooth much, but I used to have it working on my old motherboard, so for completeness I what to get it working on the new one too.