I'm building a PC for the first time, and I'm not sure if I goofed on the Motherboard/Case combo. The Motherboard has 4 external USB 2.0 ports, and 2 USB headers. The case has 2 front panel USB 2.0 ports, each with its own plug. That pretty much maxes my USB port and/or USB-powered device potential so far as I can see.
I still want to add a USB add-on card to the rear I/O (has to be a PCI-Express add-on) and I have an internal USB-powered card reader that requires two USB headers on the Motherboard.
What should I do to expand both the number of external USB ports as well as the accommodate the internal USB-powered devices? I've seen PCI-Express USB 2.0 add-ons that have an internal USB port, but that would only accommodate one of the two card reader plugs.. I also don't want to have the front panel ports disconnected and not working.
2007-03-07 15:32:58 · 1 answers · asked by nyboxers73 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The only way to get add usb ports to a computer is to get a PCT or PCIE expansion card, the only way would be to get an external hub, but that would mean that you don't get amy more heads inside of the computer. There are some PCI and PCIE cards that have heads on them so there are 3 or 4 ports that go directly to the back of the computer, and there are 2 heads that can be used for ports inside of the computer, for things such as connecting the card reader and front usb ports.
2007-03-07 16:29:24 · answer #1 · answered by Dan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋