USB 3.0 Pinouts on MOBO but no actual header socket

[jchang]

I just bought a used ASRock H81M-ITX Motherboard.
The weird thing is it has USB 3.0 header pins, but no actual socket to plug it.

My question is if I buy a USB 3.0 Header socket and solder it in, will it work??
MOBO Link - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157451

Please help!
-Jun Chang

[Curufinwe_wins]

3 minutes ago, jchang said:

I just bought a used ASRock H81M-ITX Motherboard.
The weird thing is it has USB 3.0 header pins, but no actual socket to plug it.

My question is if I buy a USB 3.0 Header socket and solder it in, will it work??
MOBO Link - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157451

Please help!
-Jun Chang

EDIT: No idea. Honestly. I was wrong on initial thought.

[Wferr]

Most likely not. They just use the same PCB design to save money and just dont add some components, or use different variants of components that support different things.  

[Sakkura]

It's silk-screened, they use the same PCB for multiple motherboard models. Obviously at least one of the other models has a USB3.0 header.

 

I doubt it would actually work. But if you're brave enough to try soldering a motherboard, I wish you luck.

[Curufinwe_wins]

4 minutes ago, Miniman27100 said:

Could you possibly provide a picture?

Third picture on newegg that he linked shows it quite clear.

[mariushm]

Most likely no, as there's some surface mounted components near the header which are missing. Those may be tvs diodes or missing fuses for usb power or the actual usb 3 chip etc

You may have better luck soldering two additional sata connectors, those may be active. Or, you may enable them by flashing the board with the bios of a motherboard in Asrock's inventory that's very similar to yours (same chipset, same onboard audio, network, maybe just mATX instead of ITX, something like that etc)

[NumLock21]

why not return and get one that has a header