50 x USB v2.0 Motherboard Dual Port Cable

Sold as a pack of 50 units

Add two USB ports to your computer

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a new high speed Plug-and-Play technology that allows up to 127 devices to be attached to a single USB port.

The Dual Port Motherboard Cable is required to allow an external USB cable or device to connect with a PCs USB-ready motherboard. Many new PCs on the market ship with USB-ready motherboards but do not have any ports available to fully utilize the versatility of USB

An useful article (not produced by us) on motherboard connections can be found at http://www.directron.com/installusb.html

If no motherboard header connection is available (or you wish to connect to a USB v2.0 PCI card) please see our USB to Motherboard Header Adapter

The Cable Features

• Two USB type-A female ports connected to two 5-position socket connectors
• A standard metal mounting bracket
• Gold plated copper contacts
• Undermould shield to prevent RF/EM interference
  
• 24 Gauge power wires to support 12mbs data rate
• Foil and braid shield to reduce RF/EM interference
• 18cm cable length

  System requirements: USB ready motherboard with an 8 or 10 position connector Spare slot for mounting bracket Comparable to the BELKIN F3U001U Motherboard Cable. Every functional USB port must have the following pins in the correctorder, regardless of the layout (or orientation) of the motherboard header :- Pin Name Description Cable Colour 1 Vcc +5V DC Red 2 D- Data - White 3 D+ Data + Green 4 Gnd Ground Black This is standard on all functional USB motherboards. On occasion, there is a 5th pin. This 5th pin is used for Shielding purposes and is rarely used.If used, Shield should be connected to Ground at the host only. No USB deviceshould connect Shield to Ground. The receptacle bracket provides additionalgrounding through the computer case. The orientation of each group of 4 pins is extremely important. Take particularcare to check the location of the Vcc (power) pins. On some motherboards theyare located side by side, and on others they are not.