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Will cases with front USB port support USB 3.0?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 20264276 views
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If a computer case has a USB port in the front, will it support USB 3.0 if my motherboard supports it? Or does the case vendor need to specifically mention USB 3 support? (BTW, I haven't seen such case yet.)

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Fix for: Will cases with front USB port support USB 3.0?

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USB3 requires new connectors, with more connections in them. These are backwards compatible, Therefore a USB1/USB2 device will plug into a USB3 host, but this means that unless your case has the new connectors, you can't in a USB3 device. You could …

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