[SOLVED] Motherboard usb question

[Yukoncorny]

My mb has a usb 3.2 gen 1 header and my case has a 3.2 gen 2 port. Can I plug them in together?

 

[drea.drechsler]

My mb has a usb 3.2 gen 1 header and my case has a 3.2 gen 2 port. Can I plug them in together?

What motherboard and case? If the plug on the wiring from the case and the header don't match then probably not.

 

[Yukoncorny]

GIGABYTE X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI AM4 AMD X570 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard and NZXT 510 case.

 

[drea.drechsler]

So...USB type C devices can draw up to 15W on a Type C connector, but USB 3.1 gen 1 can only deliver 4.5W. Based on that I'd have to say even if you COULD connect the case's jumper to the motherboard it would be risky should you plug in a high-power device into the case type C port.

So no, it's not wise to attempt that.

 

[VoxRationes]

No, different plugs. The USB 3.1 Gen1 has a IDC 20 19- Pin socket while the USB 3.1 Gen 2 has a A-Key 20 socket. You can get an adapter but it will only enable 5Gbit transfers instead of 10Gbit.