This is where I'm digging for the motherboard manual. In a pinch I know that +5V is the red line, the black is the Earth or GND connection and these can be found out with a VOLTMETER. That's minimal skill levels for PC builders so do use that.
As to the + / - Data connections, you can "guess" since USB specs allow you to short or reverse these without damage.
HOWEVER!!! It's very rare to find front panel wiring to be USB 2.0 capable. If your motherboard is USB 2.0 and you don't know what cable type was used or if it's just some wires, then only use USB 1.1 devices on those ports.
Bob
I just had to recase my PC, and since the case came with front USB ports I thought I might as well connect the up to the motherboard. However, they don't work. In fact, I think they might have destroyed my USB flash drive, so I have two questions:
1. If a USB port is incorrectly connected, can this result in some sort of power surge that could have killed off my flash drive?
2. Does anyone know the correct pin configuration for connecting USB ports to the AOpen MX64 motherboard? The manual is decidedly unhelpful. There are two rows of pins, with 3, then a space, then a fourth pin on both rows. Something like this:
o o
o o
o o
- -
o o
where o is a pin, and - is a space. I connected the wires from the USB port as follows:
VCC
-
+
[space]
Earth
Is that right?
Thanks in advance,
Adi
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