3.5" Internal Card Reader with USB connector, not pins?

[rubix]

Is there an internal card reader that will connect via a USB cable and not pins. Basically, so I can connect it to this card that has an internal USB port.

If no such reader exists then what is that internal USB port for? I wish they just pins on the card!

 

[corkyg]

Most of the internal readers are designed to connect to mobo headers. However, there are adapters that will convert the header interface type to a standard USB male connector.

USB

Personally, I favor the simple USB external reader that I can move around and take with me when I travel. I find those internal multi-media readers to be a nuisance - cluttering up your system with many needless drive letters.

BTW - there are internal cards that have header pins on them.

And, this internal reader will connect either way.

USB2

 

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: rubix
Is there an internal card reader that will connect via a USB cable and not pins. Basically, so I can connect it to this card that has an internal USB port.

SYBA SD-U2CR-DUO (note memory card capacity limits, which you can find here )

StarTech 35FCREADBK

Originally posted by: corkyg
Most of the internal readers are designed to connect to mobo headers. However, there are adapters that will convert the header interface type to a standard USB male connector.

USB

Actually, he would need this:

http://www.frontx.com/cpx508.html

You could easily fashion your own as well.

 

[Synomenon]

You could try one of these:

http://www.frozencpu.com/produ...08.html?tl=g12c281s694

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16815201028


Edit:
Ah should have read your post more carefully.

The recommendations before mine are what you need (cable w/ USB header to USB type A connector)

 

[Ksyder]

Originally posted by: corkyg
Most of the internal readers are designed to connect to mobo headers. However, there are adapters that will convert the header interface type to a standard USB male connector.

USB

Personally, I favor the simple USB external reader that I can move around and take with me when I travel. I find those internal multi-media readers to be a nuisance - cluttering up your system with many needless drive letters.

BTW - there are internal cards that have header pins on them.

And, this internal reader will connect either way.

USB2

Just went and bought an internal card reader myself and tried to hook it up and couldn't get my pc to boot properly with the card reader plugged into the usb header. To address Corky G's comment about the drive letters, I was hoping to use a tool such as:

http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html

to hide the drive letters until a card is inserted. I never got to see if it would work since I couldn't get the card reader to play nice with the rest of my system. However, I was having some issues prior to this so I can't say they would have been caused solely by the card reader. If I was to hot plug the card reader into the USB header with the system booted, it would actually work fine but since I need to reboot sometimes I don't want to crawl under my desk to unplug/plug the USB card reader.

To sum up the problem I was having, the mouse and/or keyboard would stop working right (very slow or no response to input) when XP booted up (these are Logitech LX-710 wireless kb/mouse) with the card reader hooked up via USB header. However, when I unplug it and reboot, the kb/mouse would work fine without the card reader.

I've had issues before because the receiver for the keyboard and mouse as well as a bluetooth adapter are both plugged into the usb hub on my monitor. I could only get the bluetooth adapter to work properly on 2 of my 6 or so USB ports. I wonder if maybe I'm exceeding the power capacity of the USB ports due to the 2 wireless radios of the bluetooth and logitech receiver.

 

[hennessy1]

I was thinking about getting this card reader with the internal header converter but that seems to only have the 5 pins as where the header on the card reader has at least 6 used I assume for the usb port and for the card slots. Is there a converter for that?

 

[Zepper]

Generally only 4 pins are needed to connect a USB device: ground, +5V power, data + and data -. There may be a 5th pin for the cable shield ground, nice to use if possible, but both shield and signal ground are often connected to the same pin within the wiring.

.bh.

 

[hennessy1]

So I don't need a specific 9 pin connector?