Squeezing out more USB I/O

[Borley]

Finally, after years of procrastination, I have gotten around to mocking up an additional rear panel USB port.

I used a short USB type A male to USB type A female header cord from Startech, combined with a low-profile PCI bracket.



Nobody sells low-profile USB PCI brackets, so I had to order a dual-port bracket and use a small washer to secure the second fastener.

The cable is just long enough to route over the PCIe add-in cards to the type A header on the Blackbird board. I'm not sure how well (or not) this would have worked with a full sized system.



I tested that it is working and now finally have communication between my workstation and its uninterruptible power supply. Maybe I can start leaving this system powered on 24/7 once more.



Kudos, Raptor Computing Systems, your boards can survive at least:

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Power Cycles:                       1,126
Power On Hours:                     7,986

I hope the next ones are even better.

[ClassicHasClass]

Simple and effective.