It is very handy to have additional front panel USB ports and I appreciate the speed of the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port. This installs easily in a 3.5" opening in my mid tower case. It runs perfectly with Windows 11 installing the drivers on boot up. My one problem was that one of the two USB 19/20 pin sockets on the motherboard was already occupied by front panel USB ports and the other one on the motherboard was at right angles (parallel to the motherboard). I am sure that is done to clear the GPUs. However, the MB is in an indent in the case structure and the 19/20 plug would not clear the case when plugged in. Amazon to the rescue - I bought a PCI - E card with two sockets for 19/20 pin USB cables. The Graugear board had a long enough cable to reach the card at the back of the case and I was good to go. I hope this helps others installing this USB expansion Read more
Lost two top panel USB 2.0 ports on my PC when I upgraded it with a new motherboard. The new motherboard does not have enough USB 2.0 headers but does have a 3.0 header which requires an external hub like this. Very happy to find it on Amazon at a very reasonable price. It fits in the front 2.5" bay perfectly and with its good build quality, it looks nice too. Not only did I get the lost USB ports back, they are now USB 3.0 instead of 2.0. Tested with external USB 3.0 hard drive, it performed flawlessly. Read more
Works great looks great. Read more
My ASRock motherboard has headers for two USB 3.2 and one USB C ports. This item lets me connect to the headers and puts the ports on the front panel of my desktop case where I can easily access them. I had to buy a 3.5" to 5.25" adapter to fit my case. Pretty easy to install since the cables just clip onto the headers. Check your motherboard documentation to make sure you have the right headers. All the ports worked perfectly as soon as I booted up my Win11 OS. Highly recommended for those who want USB 3.2 and USB C ports on your case front panel. Read more
For this brand, avoid their items that contain little circuit boards to direct signals. Those often fail on Graugear items. In both of my cases, DOA. But this Graugear item has direct connect end to end cables and nothing more, nothing fancy. This item has worked fine for me. Read more
I can' t begin to say at how happy I was with this product. With brands that sound rather foreign (Graugear sounds more like a monster from the Final Fantasy series) you read a lot of reviews, and sometimes there just isn't quite enough to make you feel confident to take the plunge. I used another bit of aluminum kit to adapt this to a 5.25" bay and plugged in. Everything worked the very first time, and the cables themselves feel very high quality. Speeds on all the ports work beautifully, I've used the USB-A ports to run audio from my Elektron Digitakt and it works great! I don't do 5 star reviews very frequently, but this one is simply too good not to award. Read more
Well made and works well. Easy to install. All mounting holes may not line up with your case... Read more
I have an older case (Coolermaster HAF932) and this was perfect for the unused bottom bay. It doesn't need a power connector because it uses the native power from the USB 3.0 and C. It doesn't have any controllers built on it so there are no issues from drivers acting up that I had with previous USB 3.0 panels. Honestly, it's been great for charging electronics like my phone and battery bank with 0 issue. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it or buy it again. Read more
