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KR7A and USB2
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2002 9:23 pm
by nooyawkah
I have a KR7A (no RAID) mobo. I just upgraded to a Lian-Li case with front USB2 connections. I can't find anywhere in the ABIT manual where to put the little plugs. Something tells me the mobo doesn't support USB2. Is that the case? If so, how can I make the front ports work? Or am I doomed to a PCI card?
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2002 6:49 pm
by Getcertified
Well, as per the Abit website, the motherboard does not support USB2.0 onboard, however, the physical connecter at the front of your case may be able to be re-wired to the onboard usb 1.1 connecters on the motherboard.... abit does support usb 2.0 on both the KD7, and the "max series" of motherboards.. USB 2.0 just 'recently' became official, so you cant fault them for not including it on what is now a year old motherboard technology (I know, I saw them at comdex, vegas, 2001)
On page 22, of the manual that is downloadable from ABIT directly -- here
[url]ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/fae/KR7A-RAID_Eng_V103.pdf[/url]
It shows the pinouts for the additional headers, if you compare that with what LIANLI has you should be able to find a match..
