J jberthoty May 27, 2019 2 0 10 May 27, 2019 #1 I'm about to build a new PC. The motherboard I've selected (ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9) doesn't have USB 2 ports among the back panel connectors. How do I connect all my USB 2 peripherals?
I'm about to build a new PC. The motherboard I've selected (ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9) doesn't have USB 2 ports among the back panel connectors. How do I connect all my USB 2 peripherals?
COLGeek Cybernaut Moderator Apr 6, 2009 59,689 5,379 184,340 May 27, 2019 #2 Just connect them to the USB 3.0 ports. No worries at all in doing so. Upvote 1 Downvote
J jberthoty May 27, 2019 2 0 10 May 27, 2019 #3 COLGeek said: Just connect them to the USB 3.0 ports. No worries at all in doing so. Click to expand... Oh yeah! Doh. Backwards compatible. You just can't plug a USB 3 peripheral into a USB 2 port, right? I'm a dope. Upvote 0 Downvote
COLGeek said: Just connect them to the USB 3.0 ports. No worries at all in doing so. Click to expand... Oh yeah! Doh. Backwards compatible. You just can't plug a USB 3 peripheral into a USB 2 port, right? I'm a dope.
COLGeek Cybernaut Moderator Apr 6, 2009 59,689 5,379 184,340 May 27, 2019 #4 Actually, you can. It will just work at the lower standard. Upvote 1 Downvote
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