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USB Upgrade on T1150; can front ports be upgraded?
Topic Started: Jan 14 2005, 11:56 AM (85 Views)
ahardesty
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I have a T1150 and would like to upgrade to USB 2.0. I've seen USB cards that have USB 2.0 ports on it -- and an internal connector.

Can the front ports on the T1150 be upgraded to USB 2.0? I haven't cracked the case to look yet, but I would assume that the front ports are simply plugged into the motherboard for USB 1.1 support --- if so, I should be able to unplug and connect those to a new internal USB 2.0 card...right?

Anyone know for sure, or has done this?
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dsf260
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There is no standard pin arrangement for an internal USB port. Most have the pins in a line, but some emachines use a 2x3 arrangement. If the pins don't match, you can cut the wires and splice in a different set of connectors.

The wiring/connector may not be up to snuff for a 2.0 spec, but this is unlikely to create a problem.

The wiring also is likely not to be long enough to reach a PCI card.
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INWIN 523G case w/ 250w PS*GF3TI200 64MB*OrangeMicro Firewire/Network PCI card
2x WD Caviar 120GB*Lite-ON 40x12x48 CD-RW*768 MB PC133 (1 512, 1 256)
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