What do I need to power this USB 3.0 PCI card?

[kenner03]

Please help me. Can someone tell me what do I need to power this PCI card? I don't see any connector on my PSU that matches the 4 pin on this card.

 

[kanewolf]

That card is powered by the slot only. I believe the pins are for an internal USB connection -- like a front panel USB port.

 

[kenner03]

That card is powered by the slot only. I believe the pins are for an internal USB connection -- like a front panel USB port.

But the card doesn't have power. I tried connecting a usb device and the device won't even get power from the card.

 

[Math Geek]

not sure why it is not working but the card itself does not need any extra power. this listing for the card says it simply plugs in and that's it http://plugable.com/products/pcie-usb3-sp/

try the card in a different pci slot and see if that helps. might be the slot itself. is the bios showing the card installed??

 

[kanewolf]

Do you have a link to the exact card? I can't find one that looks exactly like that with image search or the visible markings on the card.

 

[kenner03]

Do you have a link to the exact card? I can't find one that looks exactly like that with image search or the visible markings on the card.

I can't find it on the internet too.

 

[Math Geek]

is there a model number on the packaging or somewhere else? i used the "yw7200" number to turn up the card i linked to. personally never seen an add-on card like this need extra power but there is always a product somewhere i don't know about.

looking the card over, i don't see a place for any extra power connection. the 4 pin connection could be a 4-pin molex but the angle makes it hard to tell. it's VERY unlikely as they don't tend to put power pins unguarded like that. it would be a socket for the molex to go into and not bare pins just sticking up. that's why it is almost 100% certainyl a usb header since those use bare pins like that quite often.