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Originally posted by CookieRevised
I have seen such panels (5 1/4") with a couple of USB ports in them being sold in some local PC shops over here. They came with short usb cables meant to be plugged in on the mobo.
PS: Try eBay also if you can't find something like that.
Definitely going to check ebay I just didn't know what to search for to get non-splitting ones
That frontx stuff is pretty cool but quite expensive for the task. Getting cables off ebay from a chinese seller will be < $1 a cable, and an enclosure will cost maybe $2 at a local electrical store so I refuse spending $16 for a Dual USB thing from them
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Originally posted by Menthix
Keep in mind though, there is probably already splitting going on in your motherboard. As in not all those 6 ports are fully powered. Perhaps they are split in 3 groups of 2, or even 2 groups of 3. Worth checking out before you waste money on 6 cables.
I was aware of such groupings (I believe on my X58 it is indeed split into 3 groups of 2), however I just didn't want any further splitting than what was needed
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Originally posted by Menthix
I have to ask, what do you need 6 fully powered ports accessible from desk for?
Nothing special, just on occasion I swap quite frequently and going to the back is a pain, and splitting 1 port into 4 causes some issues (especially when it's my non-AC powered Rock Band hub
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