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- Nov 26, 2014
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H
- CPU
- i7 4790k
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 740
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
I’m running a stable Clover / High Sierra build and I don’t want to mess it up. I’m trying to use my front expansion bay to install a hub, something like this: https://www.newegg.com/p/0J2-00G6-00042
On a Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H will this plug and play or am I playing with fire? I’ve poked around the forums and they have mostly discussed PCI card expansion, but I def need it in the front, not the back. I have a front panel USB 3.0 built into the case that seems to work fine.
Interestingly the MB specs claim I have 14 total ports
6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
It’s unclear to me if these expanders are taking advantage of the internal ports mentioned above or creating a new hub entirely?
Is there another solution I’m missing?
Thanks!
On a Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H will this plug and play or am I playing with fire? I’ve poked around the forums and they have mostly discussed PCI card expansion, but I def need it in the front, not the back. I have a front panel USB 3.0 built into the case that seems to work fine.
Interestingly the MB specs claim I have 14 total ports
6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
It’s unclear to me if these expanders are taking advantage of the internal ports mentioned above or creating a new hub entirely?
Is there another solution I’m missing?
Thanks!