GolitonUSB 3.1 Front Panel Header to USB 3.0 20Pin Header Extension Cable 20cm Compatible for ASUS Motherboard

Giving 5 stars because Amazon is happily accepting the return. This has been the last "functional" step in over a two year build. Started off with a Case Labs SMA8 case from Amazon over two years ago. Never saw the demise of Case Labs coming several months ago (long after the Amazon return window). But I was very fortunate and able to scrape together the additional needed Case Lab parts from other sources. This was the start of the front USB issue. I had to use a USB 3.0 front conversion kit designed for a Case Labs double wide case. This took some cutting and filing, but the front USB fitted with the case and looked great. Then the issue of hooking it up. I was hoping this product would work, and I would have been very happy with even 2 of the 4 front USB ports functional, as reported by several buyers. But alas the bios read both USB gen2 ports as dead. No amount of thinking or trials could resolve the issue. Hence the return. And I now have a MB with both USB gen1 and gen2 ports. And all 4 front USB 3.0s are working. So 5 stars for the optimism provided in my trying to find a solution probably caused by Case Labs demise, and to Amazon for the return. And for all the work I was able to solve the issue finally, and learned a lot about USB 3.1 from the exercise. Thank you Amazon. And I assume the front panel header product probably works just fine for the Asus MBs it was designed for. Now onto LEDs to wrap up this build.

I bought this mostly because I needed a reader for the SD cards on my phones and camera, and it works like a champ. I haven't tried this on other motherboards and can't comment on why other boards don't like it, but it also allowed me to add multiple high-speed ports to my X-470 (my case had already taken up the existing USB3 Gen 1 connector). Everything worked out of the box with no hassles. I haven't tried the eSATA port yet, but so far everything else is almost perfect. One thing to watch - modern cases (I have a Corsair Graphite) have clever toggles that secure drives in the bay, which don't work well with the shorty "case". The holes in the plastic sides actually need the supplied self-tapping screws. I got it nice and secure, though, with a minimum of irritation.

Make use of the Extra USB HeaderSeveral Mother Boards have this extra connection, its an easy way to add USB ports to your system

I use this extension cable to connect USB Type-C on the front panel of PC case SilverStone SST-RL05BR-W to motherboard Gigabyte H370 Aorus Gaming 3 Wi-Fi.If I connect the flash drive Kingston microDuo, the read speed is 121 MBytes/s, as expected.But if I connect the smartphone using "USB Type-C to Micro-USB" adapter-cables, the smartphone is either not recognized, or works in charge mode only (i.e. no data transfer). The cause is missing connection of some pins inside the extnesion cable (see below). As a proof, the smartphone is fully functional if I connect it to USB Type-C on motherboard's back panel using the same adapter-cables.The product name mentions "20cm". It's not true. Actual length of this extension cable is 24.5 cm. End-to-end length including the headers is 32 cm.Small plug:- "SS10" marking on the housing may be interpreted as "supports 10 Gbits/s". But this would be wrong assumption, since the other side of the cable has "USB 3.0" marking, which supports 5 Gbits/s only.- The plug has 20 pins. Four of these pins are not soldered to corresponding pins on the other side of the cable: P8 (CC1), P9 (SBU1), P10 (SBU2), and P20 (CC2). CC means Configuration Channel, SBU means Sideband Use.- Pin 8 (CC1) is terminated to ground with 5.0 kΩ resistor.- The shield is connected to ground.Big plug:- "USB 3.0" marking on the housing means that the cable supports transfer speeds up to 5 Gbits/s.- The plug has 19 pins.The resistance for all pairs of pins measured by digital multimeter in continuity mode is 0.00 Ω.Cable marking: E301195 ЯU AWM STYLE USB REVISION 3.1 PAK HENG.This cable is made in China, as stated on its orange package.

works with my Asus crosshair VII motherboard.cable works just fine, i just wish the input plug itself wasn't so long. minor asthetic/cable management thing, it does what it's supposed to do despite my personal preference.

I bought this to use for the USB 3.0 Ports on my case. My ASUS Maximus X Code Motherboard has one USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Formerly USB 3.0) connector that was occupied by an RGB Controller leaving only a USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Formerly USB 3.1) for the front panel I/O ports on my case. I was able to connect the cable for the front panel into the 20 Pin Female Blue side of this product and then the other Male side into the ASUS MOTHERBOARD. The title of the product clearly states "for ASUS Motherboard". The other guy that posted a 1 star review clearly says he plugged it into a Gigabyte board. Great Product.

The other reviews aren't wrong, this ONLY will power one USB 3.0 port, so if your front panel on your case has 2 USB 3.0 slots, this won't fully work for you.I could live with this, so that would have given you 3 stars. However, this device also gives power state issues. After my PC was on for ~5 minutes, I was greeted with the BSOD code "Driver Power State Failure". The only changes to my system were using this plug. Upon disconnecting it, my PC now runs fine. So, pretty much, this cable was the catalyst. Possibly due to the hack-y nature of using a port it's not designed for. Overall, if you have a mobo without 3.0 connectors and a front panel with 3.0 slots, just resign to the fact that you have 2 less USB slots. Fine for me since the ASUS ROG Crosshair Hero VIII has a whopping 11 of them on the back. I didn't really need the front slots, just my OCD wanted all ports working.

While it worked with my ASUS X470 Crosshair VII Hero motherboard it does not work with my new ASUS ProArt Creator motherboard.