Connecting Front USB to Motherboard

[bpaz309]

Hi all! I've been reading my manuals in preparation for building and I have a question I couldn't find the answer to.

My Motherboard (GA-8PE667 Ultra 2) comes with 2 onboard USB's and a 4 port USB bracket. I have two front USB's on my case and wanted to connect only 2 of the USB's on the bracket so I could use the fronts as well. When I looked at the wires for the front, they are different than the wires on the bracket. The front connectors have two leads (one labeled VCC, USB2-, USB2+, GND, and the other VCC, USB1-, USB1+, GND). The bracket connectors are labeled in the manual as:

1. Power
2. Power
3. USB DX-
4. USB Dy-
5. USB DX+
6. USB Dy+
7. GND
8. GND
9. No Pin
10. USB Over Current

Can I use the fronts even though the connectors are not the same?

Sorry this is so long. I'm trying to provide as much info as possible and probably forgot something.

Thanks

[BipolarBill]

Vcc to Power
minus to minus (X on one side and Y on the other)
plus to plus (X on one side and Y on the other)
GND to GND

Leave the others disconnected. :t

[bpaz309]

Hey Bill,

I looked again at the connectors and noticed that the Front USB connectors on the case have the VCC, USB2-, USB2+, GND and the same for the USB1....BUT...there is another GND connection. the four I mentioned in the post plus another one on each connector (a wire goes from the GND on the main connector to a seperate connector for GND as well.

Any suggestions. Can I leave them off??

bpaz

[BipolarBill]

Leave them off - they're redundant grounds.

[Billforce]

Originally posted by BipolarBill
Leave them off - they're redundant grounds.

And besides that, they are extras that aren´t going to be used.:r :r :r :r