Question Broke pin 1 on usb 3 header, possible fix?

[firemrshlbill]

Hey, somehow I was an idiot (re-assembling at 2am in an InWin BQ656, the cheaper version of the Chopin, didn't help) and bent pin 1 on my usb 3 header going to the front usb ports, I bent it back straight but when trying to reconnect, the pin was too weak and snapped. The plastic on the cable coming from the header was a bit marred from when the pin was bent, so I guess that is what caught and broke the pin. There isn't much room in the case and I had to maneuver the cable around the motherboard cable from the psu in a small space and must have originally put it in unevenly and caught that pin.

Anyway, this looks to be the 5v power for port A according to the pinouts I see (its the pin across from the missing/blank pin). So, I am wondering if I can go to the front panel's board and solder a wire over from the port B's 5v connection. Its an extra build I just mess around with and leave on my bedroom tv most of the time (just an Ryzen 2200g APU only build), so not like I'd be running two power hungry things in those ports at the same time.

Honesty, I will probably leave it as I don't use both ports and can get by with 1 front port anyway, but just making sure no one can think of any issues with both USB ports effectively running off the same 5V pin. Would probably snip the 5v wire coming from the now broken port A just to prevent any issues, just to be thorough (since I apparently wasn't thorough when reassembling).

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

You could buy and 3.0 header for your computer i have one because my motherboard dose not have extra slot.

 

[firemrshlbill]

You could buy and 3.0 header for your computer i have one because my motherboard dose not have extra slot.

Thanks, I may just look into that instead if I decide I want both ports working. With this case, nothing else can fit into the PCIE slot anyways except for low profile expansion type cards unless I cut up the case and do a GPU mod with a riser that some people have done on Chopin's. I had only considered doing a m.2 adapter card anyway since my motherboard only has 1 m.2 slot on the underside, but I probably wouldn't have done that anyway. That one you pictured could probably fit the case if the bracket is removable. Could probably use one of the pre-perforated punch outs on the back of the case to put an additional USB3.0 port or two and use that second header for those.

 

[AllanGH]

"Across from" the keying pin position?

You said "pin 1", but my interpretation of "across from" leads me to think that it's actually pin 10; which would be no problem for you, since pin 10 is not electrically connected to anything.

Am I misunderstanding you?

 

[firemrshlbill]

That looks like a USB 2.0 header. I wish I broke a NC, haha.

It's the bottom Vbus on the left of the top diagram of the usb3.0 header.

 

[AllanGH]

Oh! I totally misunderstood the situation, then.

Well, if you need the USB 3.x up front (and I would be one of those who would want it up there), and you have a spare PCIe X1 slot available; then, this card might at least get you the ports working the way they are supposed to....and it'll give you an extra 5 USB 3.0 ports in back, which is never a bad thing.

 

[firemrshlbill]

Oh! I totally misunderstood the situation, then.

Well, if you need the USB 3.x up front (and I would be one of those who would want it up there), and you have a spare PCIe X1 slot available; then, this card might at least get you the ports working the way they are supposed to....and it'll give you an extra 5 USB 3.0 ports in back, which is never a bad thing.

Thanks, I'd have to find something more low profile. The case I am using (InWin BQ656, basically the cheaper version of their Chopin), is barely taller than a low profile cooler (have to take the plastic shroud off of my Wraith Stealth cooler just for it to fit). So there is no PCIE slots on the back. Basically would need to be 45mm/1.75" or less in height.

 

[AllanGH]

Ah....rock and a hard place, then. So much for that idea. Sorry. 🙁

 

[firemrshlbill]

Ah....rock and a hard place, then. So much for that idea. Sorry. 🙁

No worries, I appreciate the help/replies either way. Have a good one!