[SOLVED] Front usb c port connecter

[richard203]

hi i got a asus dark hero viii and it doesnt have usb c header, my question is the manuel say USB 3.2 Gen 2 header support usb c. can i plug the usb c connector into the USB 3.2 Gen 2 header and have a fully functional usb c?

 

[dwd999]

Are you referring to the front panel connectors for your computer case? On page 1-2 of your manual it shows motherboard connector 9 which connects to the usb C port on the front of your computer case. Otherwise please clarify why you can't connect.

 

[richard203]

yes im referring to the front usbc panel connector. i asked because i wasnt sure if i connected right. and yes i read that the manual say it support usb c this my first build pc build so i asked here to make sure i got it right.

 

[InvalidError]

hi i got a asus dark hero viii and it doesnt have usb c header, my question is the manuel say USB 3.2 Gen 2 header support usb c. can i plug the usb c connector into the USB 3.2 Gen 2 header and have a fully functional usb c?

It will support whatever your motherboard is wired to support, which is likely USB 1.x, 2.0, 3.x-gen1/2, everything else will depend.

You most likely won't have any alt-modes (DP, audio and whatever else there is out there) and may have limited or no USB-PD.

 

[Paperdoc]

Yes, that mobo header with key no. 9 in your manual is what is called a USB Type E mobo header. It is used for the Gen2 versions of USB 3.2, which have a max data transfer speed of 10 Gb/s, and really must use a type C socket connection for user devices. The plug on the end of the cable from your front panel Type C socket must be the correct type to fit that mobo header.

There's possibility of confusion here. The Type C socket and plug system used for USB CAN be used for ANY USB. It is commonly used for either the Gen 1 version (5 Gb/s max) and the Gen 2 version (10 Gb/s max.)The USB people strongly urge use of Type C connections and cables for Gen 2, and not type A even though many mobos (including yours) have some Type A sockets labelled on the back panel for Gen 2 use. The rear panel also has one Type C Gen 2 socket. So, just becasue the external socket is Type C does not guarantee it will actually perform at the faster Gen 2 speed. But if you connect a type C front panel socket to that mobo Type E header with the correct cable, it WILL perform that way. And the one Type C socket on the rear panel also should perform as a full Gen 2 socket.

 

[InvalidError]

Yes, that mobo header with key no. 9 in your manual is what is called a USB Type E mobo header. It is used for the Gen2 versions of USB 3.2

Technically, the type-E header is for type-C front panel connector, it isn't specific to gen2 speed. One annoyance with my B560M motherboard (and a heck of a lot of others) is that its type-C/E ports are gen1-only and its gen2 ports are all type-A.

 

[Paperdoc]

Oh wow! That would be confusing and annoying! Fortunately for OP, his mobo manual specifically says that header is for Gen 2.

 

[richard203]

Oh wow! That would be confusing and annoying! Fortunately for OP, his mobo manual specifically says that header is for Gen 2.

ya lucky the manual say it, and to double check i asked you guys over here. thanks very much

 

[alexbirdie]

can i plug the usb c connector into the USB 3.2 Gen 2 header and have a fully functional usb c?

I have a crosshair viii hero wifi, I am using the header and usb-c works flawlessly.