With the prevalence of USB devices, it might be easy to mix up USB headers and ports, but there is a key difference between these two key USB components.

USB 1.1 and 2.0 appear to share the same pin header layout on my motherboard (Abit AT7 with both 1.1 and 2.0 headers). I'm assuming that the wires are able to carry the same signals as 2.0, so I think ...

Trying to hook up the front USB ports on my Maxtop case to my K7SEM 1.0. There are two USB headers on the mobo ... USB2 and USB3, each w/10 pins. The connectors from the case have 9 pins ... each lead ...

Building a PC isn’t easy for everyone, but if you’re someone who’s planning on doing it soon or just a PC enthusiast who’s passionate about PCMR, then this is the perfect blog for you. In this column, ...

If you’ve ever opened a PC case and stared inside, or looked at a bare motherboard, you may be taken aback by the number and variety of connectors, pins, and slots that exist on a modern PC ...