Motherboard F_USB connector not an USB port

One additional comment, my conclusion is entirely based upon the information about the 2x5 header at http://www.classicflight.co.uk/MotionBase/USBModules.htm

Message Edited by REMPacific on 02-09-2006 06:57 PM

Sorry, but you're not making the point you claim to have made.

I see no reason why you cannot do as you plan provided it is the Dell media card reader that is designed for this port.  I would not advise that you try to install a different media card reader that expects to be connected to a standard USB connector.  Also, please see my edit to my previous post.  Dell is working on trying to clarify just what the 5150 F_USB header is and is not.

I couldn't find a Dell media reader.  This is another brand.  That is why what you are finding out is important to me.

David

Has there been any further clarification on this question?

No, I never was able to obtain the pinouts from Dell.  Dell told me to contact Intel which I did and Intel then directed me back to Dell.  Same thing happened when Dell put me in touch with the folks who make the media card reader for Dell.  I also tried using a multimeter to determine the pinouts myself but I was never able to pin it down and finally gave up.  As I indicated in my original post, I feel that it is very misleading for Dell to advertise this as a USB port.  They should only advertise it as a media card reader port unless they can provide information on how to use it as a USB port.

I was told that TEAC made the device.

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@REMPacific wrote:

No, I never was able to obtain the pinouts from Dell. Dell told me to contact Intel which I did and Intel then directed me back to Dell. Same thing happened when Dell put me in touch with the folks who make the media card reader for Dell. I also tried using a multimeter to determine the pinouts myself but I was never able to pin it down and finally gave up. As I indicated in my original post, I feel that it is very misleading for Dell to advertise this as a USB port. They should only advertise it as a media card reader port unless they can provide information on how to use it as a USB port.

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What company makes the media reader?

Thanks,
D.

I ran into the same problem. I just spent a good 1/2 hour chatting with dell tech support about it. They insisted their connector is standard, when of course it is not. Another post on this forum explains that the dell connector is non-standard:

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_other&message.id=283157&query.id=40261#M283157

The card reader I bought receieved 51 reviews on newegg, none of which mentioned it having a non-standard connector. So I guess the only way to get one that will work is to get it from Dell. That's the kind of manipulative businbess practice I expect from Apple, not Dell. But the trouble is the Dell website lists no card readers that are compatable with the 5150. I'll call Dell sales tomorrow and see if they have any suggestions, but based on the poor level of knowlege I have experienced from dell sales in the past, I don't think I can necessarily trust their recommendation. Dell sales has already once before recommeded an accessory that was incompatable with my system. And after I shipped it back they never credited the return.

rant--> You wonder why people are complaining about dell? Even the analysts on wall street are taking notice.

Can anyone recommed an internal card reader that will work on the 5150?