Re: USB3 connectors -

2017-02-06 Thread Robert Nichols
f (for compatibility with USB1.1 and USB2) and five on the top of the "open" part of the connector (the USB3-specific pins). The shelf of your USB2 cable must fit between the shelf and the other five pins of your computer's connector. USB3 connectors typically have a thinner shelf

Re: USB3 connectors -

2017-02-06 Thread Bob Goodwin
d five on the top of the "open" part of the connector (the USB3-specific pins). The shelf of your USB2 cable must fit between the shelf and the other five pins of your computer's connector. USB3 connectors typically have a thinner shelf than USB2 connectors (with pins on both side

Re: USB3 connectors -

2017-02-06 Thread Rick Stevens
ins on the connector--all located on the little "shelf" inside the connector. USB3 has nine pins--four on the little shelf (for compatibility with USB1.1 and USB2) and five on the top of the "open" part of the connector (the USB3-specific pins). The shelf of your USB2 cable m

Re: USB3 connectors -

2017-02-06 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 02/06/17 16:08, Joe Zeff wrote: dmesg | grep usb should help with that. + Yes that is working now but not earlier. I have managed to open up two of the four jacks so far by forcing one of the PNY flash droves in to them and wiggling it around which seems to loosen them up so the are ea

Re: USB3 connectors -

2017-02-06 Thread Joe Zeff
On 02/06/2017 12:34 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: I don/t see any response to plugging in a Sandisk Extreme USB3 flash drive at the USB3 port, USB@ works normally, couldn't find any indication of the USB3 device in dmesg but there's a lot there and I might have missed it. dmesg | grep usb should he

Re: USB3 connectors -

2017-02-06 Thread Fred Smith
of the USB3 device in dmesg but there's a lot there and I > might have missed it. > > Perhaps thereis something in the bios setup that needs to be done to > enable those ports but I would expect them to be enabled by default > and just work ... > does your case have USB

Re: USB3 connectors -

2017-02-06 Thread Doug
On 02/06/2017 03:34 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: On 02/06/17 14:40, Robert Nichols wrote: They should be 100% compatible. I can plug both USB2 and USB3 devices into those blue "Type-A SuperSpeed" connectors on the front of my PC with no problems at all. What does dmesg show when you plug in a

Re: USB3 connectors -

2017-02-06 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 02/06/17 14:40, Robert Nichols wrote: They should be 100% compatible. I can plug both USB2 and USB3 devices into those blue "Type-A SuperSpeed" connectors on the front of my PC with no problems at all. What does dmesg show when you plug in a device? -- Bob Nichols + I don/t see any

Re: USB3 connectors -

2017-02-06 Thread Robert Nichols
On 02/06/2017 01:07 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: On 02/06/17 13:23, Ralf Corsepius wrote: You don't need any special cables or adaptors. May-be you're confused about the Mini-/Micro-/A-/B-form-factor variations? c.f. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB Scroll down to "Host and device interface recep

Re: USB3 connectors -

2017-02-06 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 02/06/17 13:23, Ralf Corsepius wrote: You don't need any special cables or adaptors. May-be you're confused about the Mini-/Micro-/A-/B-form-factor variations? c.f. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB Scroll down to "Host and device interface receptacles". There is a socket/plug compatib

Re: USB3 connectors -

2017-02-06 Thread Bob Goodwin
fill that need ... I can continue on without the use of those ports, it's not a panic, just an annoyance. Thank you, Bob I have an MSI motherboard with USB3 connectors on the back panel that I have never been able to use because the connectors are different and nothing I h