[TriLUG] Front panel USB and Firewire connectors

[Aaron S. Joyner]

> Anyone have a decent source for USB and/or Firewire front panel patch
> panels?  I'm looking for something to bring out to the front panel 4
> unused USB 1.1 and 1 Firewire headers on my motherboard.  The firewire
> would be nice but is not currently a must-have.
>
> Google and Froogle have not been particularly helpful tonite.


Intrex caries something that might work for what you seem to be looking 
for, and it's available locally.  The product is a Thermaltake Hardcano 
10.  It's perhaps more functions in a device that you had in mind, 
though.  It includes two usb ports, a firewire port, two variable speed 
fan controllers, two temperature readouts, and rails to mount a 3.5" 
hard drive behind the bay it occupies. 
The Intrex part number is CSM-HCANO10, listed at their website here: 
http://www.intrex.com/parts/CasCaseMod.asp
Pictures and more info are available here: 
http://www.thermaltake.com/accessories/hardcano/a1658.htm
You can get information on finding a local Intrex here: 
http://www.intrex.com/Locations.htm

Cost is $29.99.

Up until recently Intrex also carried two different front panel USB 
parts, a simple 2-port Antec Easy-USB, as well as a do-it-yourself 
casemod-style part that snapped into the InWin V700 case that they 
carried.  Unfortunately both have been discontinued and are no longer 
available.

Hope the info is helpful.

Look forward to meeting a few of the names that have been going by, this 
coming Thursday!

Aaron S. Joyner

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