Re: Can my mobo support an internal card reader? Pics included.

I should have also said, what else is in the
case? Like hdd/cd/dvd etc, why I asked how
many watts is the power supply.

Depending on what else u have in the case, and
depending on how many watts the PSU is, the PSU
may not be enough, if the PSU is less than 400W.


"Bald Guy" <whatdidusay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:VVStf.87092$k76.86822@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have this usb card reader, which is usb plugged into a Syba pci card that
>has two usb headers on it:
> http://tinyurl.com/8scxj
>
> I have a front panel audio USB panel connected to my USB mobo headers. The
> panel looks like this:
> http://tinyurl.com/a9pnx
>
> The front panel audio and its usb ports worked fine before I put in the
> card reader. Now when I plug something into the front panel USB ports the
> computer freezes until I get a pop up saying the disk needs to be
> formatted. If I unplug the card reader, the USB front panel starts working
> again. Obviously XP is getting confused, but I sure would like to know how
> to fix it so that I can use both devices.
>
>
>
>
> "Paul" <noone@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:dp809m$a8e$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Just as long as the mobo has USB 2 headers
>> and the reader is USB 2, it'll work.
>>
>> All you have to do is make sure you connect the wires
>> to the right pins from the reader to the mobo header.
>>
>> Usually, internal card reader wires go from left to right.
>>
>> ie: They're coloured red,white,green,black black (only one of the black
>> wires are used).
>>
>> The black wire always goes on the 4th/5th pin like this.
>>
>> o o o o o (sometimes the 5th pin isnt on the top row)
>> R W G B
>> o o o o o (the 5th pin is also never used, and left blank).
>> R W G B
>>
>> Thats all you have to do. XP will read it as a removable disk. No drivers
>> needed. Unless you want icons for the slots, in which case, you'll have
>> to install the icons from the manufacturer's cd.
>>
>> "Gordon Scott" <gordsmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:43A5EB75.E6E161D2@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Go Tyler wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I just bought this front panel usb thing for my comp:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811998813
>>>>
>>>> It came with a cable that looks like this:
>>>> http://tinypic.com/ilwolw.jpg
>>>>
>>>> It is hard to see in the pic, but it goes from the card reader to the
>>>> motherboard somewhere. It has just 4 holes and it says VCC, D-, D+, and
>>>> GND.
>>>> The instructions say to connect it to "the pin header of the
>>>> motherboard."
>>>>
>>>> Does the MOBO specifically have to support a card reader? I can't see
>>>> where
>>>> mine does, although I see all kinds of headers that seem to go with
>>>> this
>>>> cable. Here is my MOBO:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.baber.com/baber/411/asus_p4s533-mx.htm
>>>
>>> did you load the drivers for the card reader?
>>> btw the newegg link doesnt seem to work.
>>
>>
>
>


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