Connecting 8RDA USB header to Lian-Li Case

[pr8cjb]

Firstly, I have read the FAQ!

I've connected all 9 wires of the 8RDA USB header to my Lian-Li PC6087 case's front portsas per the manual and Epox website FAQ, and they don't work (won't even recognise a simple device like a game pad), though the four rear ports have always worked from the start.
Recently, whilst fitting a CDR to a friend's machine that was built by someone else, I noticed the 9th wire (Overshield) wasn't connected to their mobo (in this case an ABit unit), and his ports worked. I came home and unplugged the 9th wire from mine without changing any of the others and mine started working too. However, running them without a wire marked "Voltage Overshield" is a bit too much like asking for trouble to me. Can anyone shed any light on this?

Thanks

ChrisB

System:
Epox 8RDA NForce-2
Athlon 3000+ Barton 333FSB
2 x 512MB Crucial PC333 DDR RAM
PNY GeForce4 Ti4600 128MB
Creative SB Audigy Player 2
IBM 120GXP 40GB HDD
Maxtor 8000LE 80GB external USB2 HDD
Lite-On 24/10/40 CD-RW
Samsung SD-616 DVD-ROM
Enermax 550W Blue Diamond Edition PSU
Lian-Li PC6087 Midi Tower
Windows XP Pro

[EPoX Tech]

You only need 6 or 8 wires connected (6 is naughty - 8 is correct)

[pr8cjb]

That was quick!! Thanks, I just didn't want to fry my Mobo. Is 8 wires OK with any device (I'm thinking of high drain devices like ADSL modems and scanners), or is it safer to stick to gamepads and mains powered devices?

[EPoX Tech]

That depends on how out of specification the USB device is.