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Anyone with Asus P8P67 Deluxe? What to do with the USB 3.0 box?

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Doggiedog

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What the heck are you supposed to do with the USB 3.0 box that comes with the MB? There's no panel or anything to connect it to the front of the PC case. Are you supposed to drill a hole somewhere in the case and have the box hang out of the case? So far, I don't have anything USB 3.0 so I'm keeping it inside the case until I need it.
 
I only have the regular P8P67, but I'm looking at pics on the internet. It seems like it should fit in a floppy drive bay and I think I see screw holes in the sides. Have you tried that?
 
SlitheryDee said:
I only have the regular P8P67, but I'm looking at pics on the internet. It seems like it should fit in a floppy drive bay and I think I see screw holes in the sides. Have you tried that?
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Hmm. I bought an Antec 300 Illusion. I looked around and there are no screws or any place to put the box. It seems almost like an external drive.
 
Fits right in the floppy module in the Antec 900
comes with the screws that go into the side holes
very nice for USB 3.0 right on the front
P67 has no floppy, so you lose nothing
 
Spike said:
Fits in my P180 floppy spot (a little tight but still fits) and I have my SSD mounted to it. It was just about exactly what I needed for my new build.




Do NOT get something like that, it will not work for this. The box is already 3.5", that adapter will not work as it converts something down to 2.5".
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The 3.5 Inch to 5.25 Inch Drive Bay Adapter with Black Bezel mounts your 3.5 inch drives into a 5.25 bay drive.

wut?
 
How do you remove the screw holding the CPU in on a P8P67? I was expecting a special key drive but I can't find one in the box.
 
There is also a screw.

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The screw there is to hold the mount in place.

Basically, you push the lever down and outwards to the side. The mount that clamps down on the chip will pull back and up. You put the chip in and close the mount, push the lever back down and inwards and you are set. You don't do anything to the screw. It's only there to hold the mount down in place.
 
Can I ask another dumb question for good measure? 😉

My P8P67 motherboard has the following fan ports...

1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)
2 x Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin; 3-pin)
1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)

I bought a stand-alone controller that supports four fans and I'm wondering if I should send it back and just control the fans with software instead. Theoretically I could just run my three case fans from the Chassis/Power fan ports, right? Would there be any harm in plugging a 3-pin fan into a 4-pin port (see image below)? The manual for my P8P67 doesn't address this question, though I'm guessing it should work fine as long as I use the right-most pins (the ones nearest the plastic tab). Right?

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My other question relates to the Power Fan connector. If my Google research is correct, that port is meant to monitor the fan speed of the PSU, but I'm unsure of whether it has regulatory control or not. Do any of you have experience with this feature? My PSU doesn't support fan monitoring so I'd rather use that port for controlling another case fan, if possible.

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You can plug a three pin fan into a 4 pin port, just plug it into the side that has the "tab", and it will run full speed. I don't think you will be able to control the fan speed on a non PWM fan (4 pin) connected to the 4 pin header; I haven't figured out how yet anyway.

I experimented with Fan Xpert and couldn't get it to control the speed of any of my 3 pin fans, though I didn't work too hard at it. I tried it, failed and gave up.

I have an H70 that i would love to be able to control fan speed on. I have resigned myself to buying a couple of PWM fans or a fan controller if I want to be able to vary the fan speed on the fly.

Edit: I haven't used the "Power Fan" connector. I thought it was just to monitor the PSU fan, and mine is off most of the time anyway.
 
Manticorps said:
I don't think you will be able to control the fan speed on a non PWM fan (4 pin) connected to the 4 pin header; I haven't figured out how yet anyway.
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On Gigabyte boards you can switch between PWM and voltage control in BIOS setup. I think it's only for the CPU fan though (other headers can detect the fan speed but not control it). I'd be surprised if other maker's boards didn't have the same option.
 
MrTransistorm said:
On Gigabyte boards you can switch between PWM and voltage control in BIOS setup. I think it's only for the CPU fan though (other headers can detect the fan speed but not control it). I'd be surprised if other maker's boards didn't have the same option.
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Thank you for this. It seems that the CPU fan does indeed require a PWM fan to control fan speeds, the Chassis Fan headers work fine with 3 Pin fans. I only tried the CPU fan header before. I can now control the 3 pin fan speeds using "Fan Xpert" when the fans are plugged into the Chassis headers on the motherboard.
 
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Manticorps said:
Thank you for this. It seems that the CPU fan does indeed require a PWM fan to control fan speeds, the Chassis Fan headers work fine with 3 Pin fans. I only tried the CPU fan header before. I can now control the 3 pin fan speeds using "Fan Xpert" when the fans are plugged into the Chassis headers on the motherboard.
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You're right. I just looked through the P8P67 Deluxe manual, and I didn't see anything about being able to control 3-pin fans on the CPU fan header. That's unfortunate since many good fans are 3-pin.

Well, at least you gained control through Fan Xpert on the Chassis headers. Is it automatic (temp controlled) or manual?
 
MrTransistorm said:
You're right. I just looked through the P8P67 Deluxe manual, and I didn't see anything about being able to control 3-pin fans on the CPU fan header. That's unfortunate since many good fans are 3-pin.

Well, at least you gained control through Fan Xpert on the Chassis headers. Is it automatic (temp controlled) or manual?
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I have them setup as automatic/temp controlled, just did a quick and dirty profile with three temperature/speed points and works as advertised.

Originally, I had the Corsair H70 pump connected to the Chassis Header and the fans connected to the CPU header per Corsair's instructions. After reading your post, I started messing around with Fan Xpert and noticed that I could control the pump's speed on the Chassis header and could not control the speed on the CPU header. Switched the connections: Pump to CPU header and Fans to Chassis header and all is well.
 
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