K7S5A usb adapter

I purchased a K7S5A a couple of years ago and figured I'd upgrade the MB
before I needed more USB ports than the 2 on the back of the board. Lo and
behold, I still have the MB and now need the optional adapter to put 2 more
ports on the front of my case.
Does anyone know where I can get one of these adapters without purchasing
another MB.

Thanks for any help,
Gary

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 13:13:26 -0500, "Gary Beard" <> wrote:

>I purchased a K7S5A a couple of years ago and figured I'd upgrade the MB
>before I needed more USB ports than the 2 on the back of the board. Lo and
>behold, I still have the MB and now need the optional adapter to put 2 more
>ports on the front of my case.
>Does anyone know where I can get one of these adapters without purchasing
>another MB.
>

I'd try eBay.

You can probably find the "ports" you need if you have a header on the
board but need the plumbing to plug into. Or as mentioned, pick up a PCI
card with USB 2.0 ports on it. (just took a quick peek and it looks
like the cards go in the $10 range + shipping)

Gary,

You may want to check EBay for a combination USB 2.0 and Firewire
board. That way you get both USB 2.0 and Firewire, while only using one
of your PCI slots. I found a seller last year on EBay that regularly
sold these new boards, and bought one for a very reasonable price. I
will check for the particulars and get back with you.

- Scott -
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Gary Beard wrote:
> I purchased a K7S5A a couple of years ago and figured I'd upgrade the MB
> before I needed more USB ports than the 2 on the back of the board. Lo and
> behold, I still have the MB and now need the optional adapter to put 2 more
> ports on the front of my case.
> Does anyone know where I can get one of these adapters without purchasing
> another MB.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Gary
>
>

Gary,

This is the only combo board I have found on EBay so far. This will
give you an idea of what it is.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=44933

- Scott -
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Gary Beard wrote:

> I purchased a K7S5A a couple of years ago and figured I'd upgrade the MB
> before I needed more USB ports than the 2 on the back of the board. Lo and
> behold, I still have the MB and now need the optional adapter to put 2 more
> ports on the front of my case.
> Does anyone know where I can get one of these adapters without purchasing
> another MB.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Gary
>
>

Gary,

Just did another search on EBay for the combination USB 2.0 and
Firewire boards. There are a ton of them ranging in price from $10
(start bid) to $30 (with many in the "Buy It Now" category for under $30).

- Scott -
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Gary Beard wrote:

> I purchased a K7S5A a couple of years ago and figured I'd upgrade the MB
> before I needed more USB ports than the 2 on the back of the board. Lo and
> behold, I still have the MB and now need the optional adapter to put 2 more
> ports on the front of my case.
> Does anyone know where I can get one of these adapters without purchasing
> another MB.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Gary
>
>

I purchased an Antec branded drivebay addon that includes a cable that
is pin compatible with the extra USB header on the k7s5a and has 2 USB
connectors on the front panel. Alternatively, a USB hub is a nice
addon. Cost was about $10 I think, bought it sometime back at Best
Buy (maybe).

http://pub140.ezboard.com/fk7s5amoth...wMessage?topic
ID=1407.topic

Heh, I knew I posted that info somewhere.

Apparently the USB header configuration is fairly standard, as the
antec drivebay addon works with my new Asus A7N8X-DLX mobo also.

--
Best regards,
Kyle
"Gary Beard" <> wrote in message
news:...
| I purchased a K7S5A a couple of years ago and figured I'd upgrade
the MB
| before I needed more USB ports than the 2 on the back of the board.
Lo and
| behold, I still have the MB and now need the optional adapter to put
2 more
| ports on the front of my case.
| Does anyone know where I can get one of these adapters without
purchasing
| another MB.
|
| Thanks for any help,
| Gary
|
|

Gary Beard wrote:
> I purchased a K7S5A a couple of years ago and figured I'd upgrade the MB
> before I needed more USB ports than the 2 on the back of the board. Lo and
> behold, I still have the MB and now need the optional adapter to put 2 more
> ports on the front of my case.
> Does anyone know where I can get one of these adapters without purchasing
> another MB.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Gary
>
>

http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...298&pfp=SEARCH
CompUSA.com - Product Details: Easy USB

Ron,
That's what I was looking for! Thanks for the help. I also liked the idea
of the firewire/USB pci card, but those don't solve my problem of having to
plug in to the back of they system. This device solves that problem.

Thanks again,
Gary Beard

The Antec front panel is fairly simple to switch wires around on the
connector end to match pretty well any motherboard pinout. I use one on
both my A7N8X Deluxe, my wife's K7S5A Pro, and now on my son's system I am
putting together with a Soyo Dragon Lite KT333 I had sitting in the closet.

"Kyle Brant" <> wrote in message
news:btk639$7v64r$...
> I purchased an Antec branded drivebay addon that includes a cable that
> is pin compatible with the extra USB header on the k7s5a and has 2 USB
> connectors on the front panel. Alternatively, a USB hub is a nice
> addon. Cost was about $10 I think, bought it sometime back at Best
> Buy (maybe).
>
> http://pub140.ezboard.com/fk7s5amoth...wMessage?topic
> ID=1407.topic
>
> Heh, I knew I posted that info somewhere.
>
> Apparently the USB header configuration is fairly standard, as the
> antec drivebay addon works with my new Asus A7N8X-DLX mobo also.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Kyle
> "Gary Beard" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> | I purchased a K7S5A a couple of years ago and figured I'd upgrade
> the MB
> | before I needed more USB ports than the 2 on the back of the board.
> Lo and
> | behold, I still have the MB and now need the optional adapter to put
> 2 more
> | ports on the front of my case.
> | Does anyone know where I can get one of these adapters without
> purchasing
> | another MB.
> |
> | Thanks for any help,
> | Gary
> |
> |
>