Peter Johnson wrote:
On Fri, 08 Jun 2018 18:49:18 -0400, Paul
wrote:

Yes wrote:
I have an Antec 300 Illusion case. There are two USB 2.0 connector
ports on the front. I'm thinking that I may want to upgrade them to
USB 3.0.

Has anyone upgraded USB 2 ports on a chassis to USB 3? I'd like to get
some idea of what would need to be done. I could, of course, add a USB
3.0 hub instead, but it'd be nice to keep down the amount of clutter on
my desk.

Thanks,

John
Since you want your new USB3 ports on the
front, you will need a USB 5.25" tray for the
front of the computer, plus the extension cable
that leads to a 20 pin header on a USB3 add-in
PCI Express card.


Or you could get something like this
https://www.amazon.com/Mailiya-Expan...dp/B01G86538S/
and have the ports at the back.

Quite true.

But I read the request as being the addition of
USB3 to the front of the computer.

For that, you use either the 20 pin pin header
standard (carries two USB3), or, if you can find
it, some trays use standard USB3 connectors
for the extension cable, and then you need a
USB3 card with standard USB3 connectors on
the inside of the computer. I didn't see any
examples of those when looking, and looping
cables through an open slot on the back of
the computer is an ugly solution.

I added a card just a couple days ago, as you
suggest, to my other machine, but I can do that
because the machine is on a table, and
the front and back connectors on the computer are
equally accessible. I don't need a tray solution
as a result. Many people have computer setups
where only the front top area is accessible,
and any back I/O are well under a desk. I always
keep my computers on tables (to avoid ingesting
stuff at floor level).

Paul