Z270 asus maximus ix hero usb question

magpie1966 · 18 Jan 2017 at 16:50

Love the board my only complaint is I wish I looked at the amount of usb2.0 there is on the motherboard.

I've got a usb 3.0 to 2.0 converter cable coming to help with that.

however I noticed a usb 3.1_E1 socket on the motherboard anyone found any info as I have struggled on google to find what cable to use etc.

problem being i have one usb 2.0 and I need 2 for the front panel, and one to plug my corsair h100i into

thanks for any info

Big Kahuna#444 · 29 Jan 2017 at 12:25

I'm running into the same problem, I have an ASUS Z270 Maximus IX Formula, I can find no information about the USB 3.1_E1 is this some sort of future standard?

magpie1966 · 14 Feb 2017 at 02:36

I sent a service request into Asus, they basically said there isn't anything for this port yet, but will be utilised soon

snakeman · 16 Oct 2017 at 19:29

After searching and not finding a 3.5" drive bay with USB-C 10Gbps port and a 3.1_e1 cable/connector, I ended up making my own. I posted the process on imgur - https://imgur.com/gallery/Qbaqa
I will use the ASUS ROG Maximus IX Hero motherboard. I will be showing the reader how I made and installed a 3.5" drive bay with USB connections into my DAW rack case. And how I connected it to the motherboards headers including the USB3.1_e1.

magpie1966 · 21 Oct 2017 at 09:14

thanks mate