USB 3.0 in a USB 3.1 Port

[Zorvex_GG]

If a motherboard has a USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector, is it compatible with a USB 3.0 from a case? (Hope a did the question right )  

[barondeau]

"If it fits it ships" works for connectors but they will only work at the speed of the slowest part

[Alex Atkin UK]

You need to check the motherboard headers.  There are basically USB 1/2.0, USB 3.x (the wide pin connectors usually with a blue plastic surround) and USB-C headers (doesn't have pins, looks more like a SATA port).

 

USB 3.x and USB-C headers can effectively be any version of USB 3 electrically, although USB-C is more likely to be USB 3.1 Gen 2.

 

USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Gen 1 are basically the same thing, they just renamed it to confuse everyone.

[Turtle Rig]

15 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

You need to check the motherboard headers.  There are basically USB 1/2.0, USB 3.x (the wide pin connectors usually with a blue plastic surround) and USB-C headers (doesn't have pins, looks more like a SATA port).

 

USB 3.x and USB-C headers can effectively be any version of USB 3 electrically, although USB-C is more likely to be USB 3.1 Gen 2.

 

USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Gen 1 are basically the same thing, they just renamed it to confuse everyone.

You will not get 3.1 speeds with a 3.0.. You will get 3.0 speeds like barondeau said.

[Alex Atkin UK]

1 minute ago, Turtle Rig said:

You will not get 3.1 speeds with a 3.0.. You will get 3.0 speeds like barondeau said.

USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Gen 1 are literally the same thing.

Like I said, USB 3.1 Gen 2 uses the newer USB-C motherboard header.

More confusingly, they also re-named USB 3.1 Gen 2 to USB 3.2 Gen 2 and there is USB 3.2 Gen 2x2.