Silverstone Tek Internal 19-Pin USB3.0 to USB2.0 Adapter Cable (G11303050-RT)

Know what this is before you buy it. But this is great at what it is.Here is what this does... almost every computer case today comes with USB 3.0 ports. They are built into the case and have cables coming from the installed case that they expect you to plug into your motherboard in order to power the ports installed onto the front of the case. The port used by USB3.0 to connect to the motherboard is way bigger and not-compatible with USB2.0Only the higher end motherboards have headers for USB3.0. What this means is that many people (myself included) will build an economy computer. They will buy a nice case that has front USB ports but these ports are all USB3. Then your motherboard doesn't have headers (places to plug in) for the USB3.0, only headers for USB2.0. If you don't have an adapter like this one, then you are out of luck. You cant use those front USB ports now. They will just sit there doing nothing except driving you crazy.This adapter allows you to plug a USB3.0 plug into the USB2 headers that all motherboards have plenty of.Let me be clear... your USB3.0 ports on the front of our case WILL NOT become usb3, they will be USB2 ports. However keep in mind, that unless you have a motherbaord with headers for USB3.0 (only the more expensive mobos do this right now) then you wouldnt be able to use the ports at all. So its better to have USB2 then nothing at all. Plus let's be honest. Aside from a new external harddrives, most devices don't even support USB2.0 anyway so it really won't matter to most people.I knew this when I bought it, so I am happy with my purchase. Some other reviewers didn't understand this and thought that this adapter magically made your USB2 headers into USB3. They only physically change the adapter to USB3, but they will not upgrade the speed. Thats the job of the motherboard. No cable in the world is able to do that.Quick tip: many motherboards have "hi-power" usb2 headers. I would suggest plugging your usb3 ports into the hi-power headers (usually there are only 1-3 of these hi-speed headers per mobo) using this adapter. This way you essentially get the hi-power benefits of USB3 just not the speed of USB3. Plus now you can identify the hi-power ports because they will be blue. Most people anyway dont have usb3 devices anyway. But if you plug an iPhone into one of these hi-power ports using this adapter, then your phone will charge crazy fast, which is something that you actually WILL notice.I hope this helped clear the air for some people that are new to computer building. Its important to have correct expectations on what this port does and does not do.

I bought an awesome new case last week that has USB 3.0 ports in the front, but this is my first experience with them and I didn't realize they have a different motherboard connection than 2.0 headers. I almost started to cry when I thought I would either have to return my new beauty or upgrade my board (would've been the perfect excuse, right?). After all, one of the selling points of the new case was that the USB ports are on the top of the front panel, not the face, so imagine my panic when I thought I wouldn't even be able to use them! Finally, the lightbulb went off in my head and a quick search led me to this life-saver. It works like a charm and my redesigned rig is up and running like a champ! Thanks, Amazon, for being one of the few sites that offers this adapter. Ten bucks is nothing when you blindly search for an item you don't even know exists and then find it!

This was exactly what we needed when we were building a desktop computer and one of the parts needed this in order to adapt and fit properly. I was amazed by all the different pin configurations, male/female, male male, etc... It was rather confusing territory considering it was our first build. However, it was one of only two adaptations we needed to make -- which we felt pretty good about.Once we got this 19 pin internal SUB 3.0 to SUB 2.0 it was really super simple to install, and fit perfectly! It also works perfectly! So, we're very happy with this product.We have had a great experience with this product, and would recommend it to others!

I recently built a new HTPC using a Silvertsone SUGO SG05BB case that only has a USB3.0 cable for the front USB ports. With this adapter I was able to connect the USB3.0 cable to the USB2.0 & CIR header of an ASRock FM2A85X-ITX motherboard and use the remote control dongle that ASRock sells (the dongle plugs in to the top USB port when using this adapter). Works perfectly!It also made it easier to route the cable past a Corsair H60 watercooler that takes up a lot of room in the small form factor case.

Looks good and now both front USB ports work! Only problem is it fits loosely on the usb 2.0 pins so I might have to add hot glue to keep it in place.

The adapter worked instantly with usb ports. Easy to install and cable manage

I bought this adapter due to my motherboard not having USB 3.0 headers for my front USB 3.0 ports. I can say it does work, but it seems to be flakey at times (i.e. USB flash drives may lose connection when transferring files, etc). Overall it is worth getting if you want to make use of your your USB 3.0 header, but only have 2.0 headers on your motherboard.

I recently swapped out the case on a old Core2 Quad system for a new Corsair 300R. The new case had a 19-pin internal cable for 2 front USB 3.0 ports, but my old motherboard only had USB 2.0 header pins (9 pins). This adapter was the fix, letting me connect the front USB 3.0 ports to the internal USB 2.0 headers. Installation was simple, and the ports worked as expected. Of course, buyers should already know that this will connect the ports at USB 2.0 speeds. ;-)