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Can you connect a USB 3 front panel connector to a USB 3.1 Motherboard?

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What? Here, let me reclarify.
USB 3.0 was RENAMED to USB 3.1 gen 1.
It retains the same specs and headers. This header:

 

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USB 3.1 Gen 2 is a different header and spec. This header:

 

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As long as the header is the same, it will work.

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So, Im building an Office PC, snce it´s for an Office, nothing is particularly fancy. Because of that, the Case is a Cooler Master N200, and the CPU (Since it´s for the long run) is the Ryzen 5 2400G, the Motherboard I will be using is the ASRock AB350M Pro4.

 

Now, the question:

The Case has 2 USB 2.0s and 1 USB 3.0. and the cables to connect them come inside of the box. The Motherboard has USB 3.1, can I connect the included USB 3.0 connector to the USB 3.1 header?

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usb 3.1 gen 1 or gen 2

usb 3.1 gen 2 was called 'usb 3.1' and usb 3.1 gen 1 was called 'usb 3.0' before.. they changed up the naming a while ago

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138 is a good number.

 

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4 minutes ago, themctipers said:

usb 3.1 gen 1 or gen 2

usb 3.1 gen 2 was called 'usb 3.1' and usb 3.1 gen 1 was called 'usb 3.0' before.. they changed up the naming a while ago

3.1 Gen 1

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Just now, DanielMDA said:

3.1 Gen 1

it'll work

3.1 gen 1 (new name) = 3.0 (old name)

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138 is a good number.

 

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I would like to strangle the inventor of the USB 3.1 Gen1 standard with a usb 3.1 Gen1 cable, If I so may.

There is only 3.0 and 3.1
Any materials saying 3.1 Gen1 mean 3.0

Any materials saying 3.1 Gen2 mean 3.1

 

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this is worse than the 4K and UHD bullshit!

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What? Here, let me reclarify.
USB 3.0 was RENAMED to USB 3.1 gen 1.
It retains the same specs and headers. This header:

 

attachment.php?attachmentid=215538&d=142


USB 3.1 Gen 2 is a different header and spec. This header:

 

click-4.jpg

As long as the header is the same, it will work.

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12 minutes ago, The Oddball said:

What? Here, let me reclarify.
USB 3.0 was RENAMED to USB 3.1 gen 1.
It retains the same specs and headers. This header:

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attachment.php?attachmentid=215538&d=142


USB 3.1 Gen 2 is a different header and spec. This header:

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click-4.jpg

 

As long as the header is the same, it will work.

I am using an AB350M Pro4, will it work? I need to connect an USB 3.0

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3 hours ago, GER_T4IGA said:

I would like to strangle the inventor of the USB 3.1 Gen1 standard with a usb 3.1 Gen1 cable...

 

Get in line. What's really infuriating is it was a committee (which should be committed) that approved the change.

Jeannie

 

As long as anyone is oppressed, no one will be safe and free.

One has to be proactive, not reactive, to ensure the safety of one's data so backup your data! And RAID is NOT a backup!

 

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