Front Panel 5 pin USB?

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Its Sage

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So I got my case, I started building my PC, and then i come across a 4 (i know i said 5 in the title, mistyped. Sorry!) pin cable coming from the front panel labeled:

VCC
USB1-
USB1+
GND

and I'm not sure where it goes. I expected it to be a 9 pin to go into the USB slot on the mobo, but it's only 4.

I hope this makes sense to you, I don't know any other way to explain it. Also, I'm not too "tech savvy" so keep the complicated talk to a minimum please?

Thanks so much!
 
Look in the motherboard manual and it will tell you what pins are the usb and what they are labeled. Most usb connections are 9 pin but i've seen some connections that a have a 5 pin and a 4 pin.
 
The VVC is hot/power. The USB1+/1- are data and the GND is ground.

USB-pin-layout.jpg
 
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The motherboard has a connection like in the photo above. With the connectors from the case you just use one side, side A or B, pins 1 to 7 or 2 to 8 makes no difference.
 
What motherboard do you have? The 4 pin connection goes on side A that only has 4 pins. You should also have a 5 pin connection for usb as well and that would go on the other side.
 
I have a "Gigabyte 970A-D3" motherboard. I have one wire, a 4 pin, which I only put on one side, correct? I don't need anything on the other?
 
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At the bottom of the board there are three USB ports. Two blue and one white and red. Can use any of them, but might as well use the F_USB1, the white and red one.
 
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StrangleHold said:
At the bottom of the board there are three USB ports. Three blue and one white and red. Can use any of them, but might as well use the F_USB1, the white and red one.
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How should I connect it? Just connect with side A or B (using the above picture as reference.)
 
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