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July 20th, 2016 21:00
USB Slot/Header on Mother Board-Area 51
So I upgraded to the Corsair H80i V2 in my Area 51 R2,everything went smoothly except I cant find the USB slot on my motherboard for the H80i to plug into. Does the Area 51 not have a slot on the motherboard? If it does can someone point out where its at. Thanks a bunch!
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Cass-Ole
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July 21st, 2016 06:00
It qwite simply doesn't have one
Without knowing if it will work or not, you can try to share its single 2.0 header --> one header can power two devices: one device in top row one device in bottom, where the Front I/O FIO board is considered 'two devices' or occupies both top & bottom row
left, Corsair Link cable = 1 usb device >< right, 2 of those can plug into a USB header
Option #1
'Share' the USB header with an internal usb expander card, like the NZXT IU01
Option #2
New Dell 2.0 USB 3 Ports Low Profile PCI Internal Port Expansion Adapter Card
Use an internal PCI-slot card that accepts the 10-row 9pin (a typical USB plastic connector has one row blocked, so that it 'keys' correctly & isn't confused with 1394 & audio headers). Obtain a PCI card that has at least one open 9pin design as seen on the NZXT expander
Above, the '10pin'
take a needle, poke it through your USB connector in the 10th row which is blocked
Typical internal devices that need Accessory Power
if your case was purchased with a DVD, it will be low on accessory power; to power such devices, purchase a Molex dual 4pin y splitter cable, disconnect DVD, tap in there with your y splitter, then power DVD & device
waternut13134
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July 21st, 2016 11:00
Thanks much for the help!