- Mar 24, 2001
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Hello,
I am a proud owner of a Dell E510 dimension desktop, and recently I decided to install a media card reader into the bay where the floppy drive normally would be. However, I purchased a unit online that had a lot of good reviews from new egg. I did not realize that Dell uses something called a "flexbay" connector on their motherboard. The problem I'm having is that the motherboard connector has 10 pins but I only need eight. I looked up some and wiring diagrams online and then proceeded to insert the eight I need.
The other problem arose in that the connector types do not match so I cannot even put the pins on the connector. Has anybody else run into this problem? I checked the Dell support site and they claim that the connector is a standard USB connector but clearly it is not. I have no desire to argue and get tossed around technical support since that has happened to me many times in the past. Has anybody been able to successfully install an aftermarket media card reader into the floppy drive bay on a dimension E510?
I must note that there is a front connector that has the microphone, headphone, and two USB ports. There is a small white connector off to the side that has nothing in it and I'm not sure what device would go into that. Can anyone provide some insight as to what I am doing wrong?
In all honesty I am thinking of going with a Macintosh next time around!!!
HS
I am a proud owner of a Dell E510 dimension desktop, and recently I decided to install a media card reader into the bay where the floppy drive normally would be. However, I purchased a unit online that had a lot of good reviews from new egg. I did not realize that Dell uses something called a "flexbay" connector on their motherboard. The problem I'm having is that the motherboard connector has 10 pins but I only need eight. I looked up some and wiring diagrams online and then proceeded to insert the eight I need.
The other problem arose in that the connector types do not match so I cannot even put the pins on the connector. Has anybody else run into this problem? I checked the Dell support site and they claim that the connector is a standard USB connector but clearly it is not. I have no desire to argue and get tossed around technical support since that has happened to me many times in the past. Has anybody been able to successfully install an aftermarket media card reader into the floppy drive bay on a dimension E510?
I must note that there is a front connector that has the microphone, headphone, and two USB ports. There is a small white connector off to the side that has nothing in it and I'm not sure what device would go into that. Can anyone provide some insight as to what I am doing wrong?
In all honesty I am thinking of going with a Macintosh next time around!!!
HS