Where do i find a 9 pin usb plug in my pc
9-pin USB connector on the Precision 3630 motherboard
I can't be the last one to know this. Facts about internal USB headers
Can I plug a 5 pin USB header into a USB 2.0 9 pin header on the motherboard?
Possibly yes. That IDC connector is basically just the same electrical connections but just in a compact connector for motherboard connection use. Just look at this image taken from this Amazon listing for a, StarTech USB A to USB Motherboard 4-Pin Header F/F 2.0 Cable, 6" (USBMBADAPT):
Note the exposed wires as well as the text on the motherboard header connector. That’s your big clue! So basically if you wanted to clip off the connectors on your device and wire them to a male USB that could be done as long as you match data and power wires correctly.
And if you are afraid of doing that yourself, you could purchase this: “Adapter Cable, USB 2.0, IDC 5 Male (single row) to USB A Male”:
And as the description for the product states:
Used to connect devices designed to plug into USB motherboard header pins to an external USB 2.0 connector
That’s actually a neat tool because you can now use the device as you wish without having to mangle the cable; just plug the female IDC connector into the male IDC connector and bingo! You have a USB device.
But since your device has 10 connectors you would need two of those cables to make that reader fully work. It could be that one connector has certain media reader slots and the other handles others; so maybe scoring one cable and experimenting might be the way to go.
EDIT: An addition, but here is a cool image of how someone was able to use one of those male male IDC motherboard header connector cables to connect to a USB flash drive with a broken connector. This shows clearly what all 5 connectors are: 2 are data, 2 are power and 1 is for the grounding/shielding.
Just for anyone looking for a way to do it:
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I managed to get the cables right. As soon as I plugged windows started installing various generic drivers... YAY!!! Here's what I got:
But now Usb doesn't work and I cannot find the right slot for Mini Usb....
So today I received the final parts I needed for my new build and I spent the whole night building it, it's a itx building using NZXT's h210i case and their AIO. When I tried plugging everthing in I noticed that the mobo I am working with, a b450 i aorus pro wifi has only ONE 9-pin USB 2.0 header and both my AIO and lighting control device that came with the case needs a usb connection to the motherboard, bummer right? In frustration I checked the manual for the mobo and weirdly it says: 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header but at the same time 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header.
Weird, huh? And why would a usb 2.0 port, which only needs four wire in a cable need a 9-pin connector? I looked at the wires again and confirmed that both of them only used four of all 9 pins.
It turns out that each 9-pin USB 2.0 header is capable of driving two USB devices at the same time, see the defination on pins here, and with the help of a needle you can join two wires in one connector, a tutorial on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-InoAbkNVdQ
My result here https://imgur.com/a/21nYrZ9 , now both my devices are able to connect to the PC at the same time without me having to purchase any USB splitters. Thought I should hare this to save more people from buying them, too.
Given that no one is suggesting this when people ask about USB splitters I assume this is not some common knowledge.
Edit: I also realized that a usb 3.0 connector has 19 pins and the standard for usb 3.0 is 9 pin, I can confirm that the same trick could work for that connector as well, however some front panel connectors are already using both of them to have multiple usb 3 ports at the front so I don’t think it is as huge of a deal.