On 02/06/2017 09:53 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > I have an MSI motherboard with USB3 > connectors on the back panel that I have > never been able to use because the > connectors are different and nothing I > have fits them. They are similar to the > usual USB 2 connectors but have a blue > insert. I would like to order adapter > cables, whatever but a lot of googling > hasn't helped ... I've looked for this > before without success. > > Can anyone help me with the proper > terminology to order something that fits? > }} in addition to other post, a 'usb 3' connector has _2_sets_ of contacts. outer set is 'usb 2' with 4 contacts. inner set is 'usb 3' with 5 contacts. from my bookmarks:: descriptions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_%28disambiguation%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_human_interface_device_class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_On-The-Go connector graphics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Connector_USB_3_IMGP6024_wp.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USB_3.0.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USB_3_Pins.gif sites related to usb: https://usbccompliant.com/ http://usbip.sourceforge.net/ http://www.usb.org/about/faq/ yes, a lot of links which if you read thru them, you should end up with a much better understanding. hth. -- The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 -- KDE 4.3.4 Firefox 45.7.0 -- Thunderbird 45.6.0 GNUCash 2.4.15 -- zoneminder 1.30.0 peace out. tc,hago. g . =+= Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+= in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+= _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
