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US B Stumpin' Me! by Boondawg

Started on	: 12-01-2007 02:42 PM
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Report this Post12-01-2007 02:42 PM

Why would an internal PCI based 4 port USB card have a 5^th USB port for use inside the computer chassis?

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Report this Post12-01-2007 02:48 PM

That is a good freakin' question that I hope someone here can answer. I own a computer company and all I've ever figured was that they're there so the manufacturer can say they have so many ports. You could route cables into the computer through an open PCI bracket I suppose, but it wouldn't be a real clean job.

Edit to add: you could use them to connect to a front USB hheader but that's kinda pointless as any modern motherboard has pins to connect to a front USB header.

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Report this Post12-01-2007 03:20 PM

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Originally posted by timwdegner:

That is a good freakin' question that I hope someone here can answer. I own a computer company and all I've ever figured was that they're there so the manufacturer can say they have so many ports. You could route cables into the computer through an open PCI bracket I suppose, but it wouldn't be a real clean job.

Edit to add: you could use them to connect to a front USB hheader but that's kinda pointless as any modern motherboard has pins to connect to a front USB header.

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Glad i'm not alone in this.
None of what I can think of makes 100% sense to me.

Atleast, not like this does:

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Report this Post12-01-2007 03:23 PM

They're some bay items like fan controllers and temperature monitors that plug into USB so you can monitor them through Windows also.

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Report this Post12-01-2007 03:56 PM

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Originally posted by Boondawg:

US B Stumpin' Me!

And here I thought this was a thread about your country causing you confusion.

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Report this Post12-01-2007 03:59 PM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

And here I thought this was a thread about your country causing you confusion.

Yeah, I came in fully prepared to post "Wimmen B Shoppin!"

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Report this Post12-01-2007 04:39 PM

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Like IEatRice said, there are a multitude of devices that fit in the drive bays, which use a USB port. To the people who use such devices, that extra internal port is probably welcome.

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Report this Post12-01-2007 04:47 PM

You can also use it as an extension to front case mounted USB ports.

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Report this Post12-01-2007 06:22 PM

Yeah, as stated above, several manufacturers have front panel devices such as USB hubs, fan controllers and other items that require a USB port. Many of those items have a passthrough plate for the back of the case where the cable routes through the inside of the system, out the back and plugs into one of your USB Ports. I have one of those devices... I need a good internal USB Port like that has.

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Report this Post12-13-2007 11:09 PM

I just thought of something, if you have say a bluetooth connector or something of that nature, that you don't plan on taking out too often, you could put it in there, and save an external port for something else.

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Report this Post12-14-2007 12:51 AM

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I bought a monster PCI-E card that has 2 external firewire and 4 external USB as well as one of each internal. I ended up building a module to go in one of the 5.25" bays that had 4 plugs for xbox controllers. It was pretty cool. Of course this was a couple years ago when the 360 JUST came out so the xbox controllers were much cheaper. now you can just plug them in with usb.

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Report this Post12-14-2007 09:10 AM

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Originally posted by Formula88:

You can also use it as an extension to front case mounted USB ports.

this is my answer also.

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Report this Post12-14-2007 11:57 AM

I like the idea of a bluetooth connector, but I also have a similar card. Bought it way before Vista was a glimmer in Gate's eye, so I wondered the same thing. Is that a USB 2.0 card? I am aware that Microsoft came up with ReadyBoost for Vista that utilizes a high-speed thumb drive to enhance performance of that resource hog. But what about us XP folk? I did a little searching, and found eBoostr, which does sort of the same thing for Windows XP.

Tom Archer's article on readyBoost

eBoostr has a free trial, but costs $30 US

The standout feature of the product seems to be for paging documents, and pdf files.

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Report this Post12-14-2007 12:11 PM

Improved Performance with No Costly Hardware Upgrades from: PRLog

eBoostr improves the performance of any PC without having to upgrade its components or the operating system. Using flash memory allows Windows XP to access hard drives less frequently, which results in improved performance and responsiveness of Windows XP and all applications.

No ReadyBoost Limitations

ReadyBoost is a great technology, but it has its limitations. Its current incarnation does not support more than one flash memory stick or card at a time. ReadyBoost requires using fast flash memory that can be more expensive than the typical flash drive found on everyone's desk. Finally, ReadyBoost helps the most to those with little amount of RAM installed, and provides slim benefits to PCs with a gigabyte or more of RAM.

eBoostr overcomes these limitations. While it works great with ReadyBoost Certified devices, eBoostr also supports slower, less expensive flash memory sticks and cards, allowing for a really inexpensive way to improve your computer performance. eBoostr is not limited to a single stick or card, and supports up to four flash units simultaneously. Finally, unlike ReadyBoost, eBoostr provides noticeable performance benefits even to PCs that are stuffed with RAM sticks to the max.

(end article)
Keep in mind the free demo of eBoostr is for only four hours. From reading this article, and this one, the reviews are pretty encouraging. It sounds like the trial version reboots when you restart your PC, but I wouldn't want to put mine through that too often. eBoostr apparently does not support 64bit XP at this time.

>EDIT< Hmmm, so add a gig or two for less than $20 (I searched pricewatch and TigerDirect) and spend $30 for the program and for your $50 or so you have a boost for XP? This could only hurt Vista sales. With DX10 not doing much for Vista sales except getting video card manufacturers to put out awesome DX9 cards for cheap

, I guess I'll be sporting my aging OS for a little while longer...

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Report this Post12-14-2007 04:41 PM

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Originally posted by USFiero:

Improved Performance with No Costly Hardware Upgrades from: PRLog

Great info!
Thanx!

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