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Title: Anyone knows if USB 3.0 risers works with USB 2.0 motherboards? Post by: cooliobongo on January 16, 2014, 12:06:26 PM Like one of these: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/PCI-E-PCI-E-Express-1X-to-X16-Riser-Card-USB-3-0-Extender-Cable-with/1609801987.html Title: Re: Anyone knows if USB 3.0 risers works with USB 2.0 motherboards? Post by: Gator-hex on January 16, 2014, 03:21:42 PM I would guess so.
It's only transferring the data between the 1x and 16x it's not actually being used in a USB3 port, and the power is coming via Sata to Molex. As far as your motherboard is concerned it's just a card on a 1x PCI-E slot. Title: Re: Anyone knows if USB 3.0 risers works with USB 2.0 motherboards? Post by: ssateneth on January 16, 2014, 03:30:58 PM The fact that it uses USB cords has nothing to do with your actual USB ports, or USB capabilities. USB 3.0 is a conveniently flexible and thin cord that just so happens to be able to carry all the necessary PCI-E signals to get a PCI-E device to operate, with the exception of power which is supplied separately.
So to answer your original question, yes, but it has nothing to do with USB ports on motherboards. If you plug this in to a USB port on your motherboard, you will likely fry both your video card and your motherboard. |