PCI USB adapter

M0ddingMan1a · 05-19-2005, 07:07 PM

i got this 6 port pci usb adapter. and thers a 4 pin connector to it. not the big 12v one, but the little pin one. wat is it for?

http://www.imagestore.us/product.asp?pf_id=ALI%2DUSB20

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an0nym0us · 05-19-2005, 07:44 PM

are you kidding me? are you talking about the 4 pin connector that goes to the usb controlller?

BishBosh · 05-19-2005, 09:13 PM

I think the reference is to the lil' ol' connector to the right of the USB connectors.... which I see two are on the inside.
Yeah, that's useful ?????

Still, if the card was used in earnest, it'd need more power than the PCI spec allows, so my guess is it's to take a power connector like you use on a floppy drive from the main PSU.

But!, yeah, it might connect to a matching mobo connector .... in which case ... the chances of using the board to the max is .. er ... zilch, don't you think?

M0ddingMan1a · 05-20-2005, 03:51 AM

hmmmmmmmm well, iono, i just connected it to the psu anyways..... i still dont knoe wat its for.... sry for the bad details? LMAO

[-0MEGA-] · 05-20-2005, 04:11 AM

You could use the USB ports that are inside for hooking something up that requires USB in the inside of your computer, instead of having it go outside of your case. (Ex. Card Reader, or an External Enclosure that you put inside). As for the connector, try and see if your floppy power cord works.

M0ddingMan1a · 05-20-2005, 07:28 PM

yea i knoe wat the external and internal is for. yea i plugged in the floppy power conector and it fits. but doesnt reli make a differece. everything seem to be the same. ?????

05-19-2005, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
M0ddingMan1a Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,607	PCI USB adapter i got this 6 port pci usb adapter. and thers a 4 pin connector to it. not the big 12v one, but the little pin one. wat is it for? http://www.imagestore.us/product.asp?pf_id=ALI%2DUSB20 ???????????????????? __________________ Entertainment Rig// My FUll BLUE Rig: CPU: AMD 64 Clawhammer 3400+//CPU: AMD Sempron 2600+ Mobo: DFI Lanparty UT 250gb//Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NS RAM: 1 gig pc3200 Corsair XMS//RAM: 1 gig PC3200 PQi Video Card: Ati AIW 9800pro 128mb//Video Card: Sapphire Ati 9600pro 128mb HDs: 80gig Sata, 200gig ATA//HDs: 250gig WD, 80gig WD, 30gig WD, 13.5gig IBM PSU: 500w X-Infinity//PSU: 500W Ultra-X Titanium Blue

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an0nym0us New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11	are you kidding me? are you talking about the 4 pin connector that goes to the usb controlller? __________________ Intel 550 3.4HT 800FSB 1mb L2 (hope to oc past 4.1ghz on air) Thermaltake Silent 775 HSF with heatpipes Abit AS8 i865PE chipset w/uGuru clock 2x512mb Corsair XMS 2-3-3-6 74gb 10,000rpm Raptor 160gb IDE Western Digital 7200rpm 8mb Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 PNY 6600GT 128mb 8x AGP 547/997mhz Linksys 802.11b NIC (for travel) Antec Super Lanboy w/blue neon to compliment front fan, Aspire 500w PS

05-19-2005, 09:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
BishBosh Bronze Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts: 38	I think the reference is to the lil' ol' connector to the right of the USB connectors.... which I see two are on the inside. Yeah, that's useful ????? Still, if the card was used in earnest, it'd need more power than the PCI spec allows, so my guess is it's to take a power connector like you use on a floppy drive from the main PSU. But!, yeah, it might connect to a matching mobo connector .... in which case ... the chances of using the board to the max is .. er ... zilch, don't you think? Last edited by BishBosh; 05-19-2005 at 09:17 PM.

05-20-2005, 03:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
M0ddingMan1a Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,607	hmmmmmmmm well, iono, i just connected it to the psu anyways..... i still dont knoe wat its for.... sry for the bad details? LMAO __________________ Entertainment Rig// My FUll BLUE Rig: CPU: AMD 64 Clawhammer 3400+//CPU: AMD Sempron 2600+ Mobo: DFI Lanparty UT 250gb//Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NS RAM: 1 gig pc3200 Corsair XMS//RAM: 1 gig PC3200 PQi Video Card: Ati AIW 9800pro 128mb//Video Card: Sapphire Ati 9600pro 128mb HDs: 80gig Sata, 200gig ATA//HDs: 250gig WD, 80gig WD, 30gig WD, 13.5gig IBM PSU: 500w X-Infinity//PSU: 500W Ultra-X Titanium Blue

05-20-2005, 04:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,389	You could use the USB ports that are inside for hooking something up that requires USB in the inside of your computer, instead of having it go outside of your case. (Ex. Card Reader, or an External Enclosure that you put inside). As for the connector, try and see if your floppy power cord works. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

05-20-2005, 07:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
M0ddingMan1a Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,607	yea i knoe wat the external and internal is for. yea i plugged in the floppy power conector and it fits. but doesnt reli make a differece. everything seem to be the same. ????? __________________ Entertainment Rig// My FUll BLUE Rig: CPU: AMD 64 Clawhammer 3400+//CPU: AMD Sempron 2600+ Mobo: DFI Lanparty UT 250gb//Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NS RAM: 1 gig pc3200 Corsair XMS//RAM: 1 gig PC3200 PQi Video Card: Ati AIW 9800pro 128mb//Video Card: Sapphire Ati 9600pro 128mb HDs: 80gig Sata, 200gig ATA//HDs: 250gig WD, 80gig WD, 30gig WD, 13.5gig IBM PSU: 500w X-Infinity//PSU: 500W Ultra-X Titanium Blue

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