Is there any way to add a 20pin USB 3 connector to a motherboard??

[Maximilian Langer]

I recently bought a relatively cheap itx motherboard. As a consequence there's only 1 9pin USB 2 and 1 20pin USB 3 connector on the motherboard and my case has 3 front panel USB's (2 x USB 3 and 1x USB 2). Now I don't want to leave one of these unplugged or unusable. I've heard of PCIE cards that add more connectors to the motherboard but my only PCIE slot is occupied by a graphics card. Does anybody have any other suggestions on how to add 1 20pin connector to the motherboard?? Thanks in advance

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Each header supports two USB ports. You're fine.

 

[Maximilian Langer]

Each header supports two USB ports. You're fine.

But how do I connect 2 male 20pin connectors to 1 female 20pin connector? is there an adaptor or anything?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

There's only one female 20-pin connector. It has two cables coming out of it, each of which goes to a port on the front panel.

EDIT: Male/female can be a bit confusing. I'm referring to the cable coming from the front panel.

 

[cdabc123]

are there any open pci/pcie lanes next to your gpu?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

are there any open pci/pcie lanes next to your gpu?

mITX board, so no.

 

[Dan414]

What is the exact board and case you are using?

 

[callofDEEP]

check if your mobo has an empty pci-eX1 slot like this
http://blog.duropc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/PCIe-slots.gif
if yes get this
http://www.amazon.com/Anker%C2%AE-Express-Connector-Desktops-Chipset/dp/B005ARQV6U
and a couple of these
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-USB-3-0-Extension-Cable/dp/B00NH134L6/ref=pd_sim_147_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1EV21BC264M83CJJS552

 

[Dan414]

Even on expensive mITX boards I'm only seeing one front USB 3.0 header (the one with 20 pins). My case and others I've looked at have a single cable supporting the two front USB 3.0 jacks. Does your case really have two separate 20-pin cables?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F4J5D9K/ref=psdc_1048424_t3_B00H7OHW8A
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-IWi-Fi-Bluetooth-Motherboards-GA-Z97N-WIFI/dp/B00K8HNGYW/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1437489334&sr=8-8&keywords=mitx&pebp=1437489454672&perid=0GSVNZB42JV4BNJHA6EF

 

[Maximilian Langer]

I'm using the Elite 130 case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119286&cm_re=elite_130-_-11-119-286-_-Product

and the ASRock B85M-ITX:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157390&cm_re=mini_itx_asrock-_-13-157-390-_-Product

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Those links go to the same place, but I know the case.

You won't need any extra components.

 

[Dan414]

On the sixth picture of the case on newegg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119286&cm_re=Elite_130-_-11-119-286-_-Product) it shows two cables coming out of the back of each USB 3.0 port, but they go together in one connector, which should fit in the 20-pin USB3 header on your motherboard. So as Someone Somewhere said, there's only one 20-pin cable, and you should be good to go.

 

[Maximilian Langer]

Thanks everybody!! Problem solved.