Adding USB 3.0 card to new Dell XPS 8300?

A PCIex1 card will work, you won't be able to convert/use the front panel USB ports to 3.0, just the ports on the USB 3.0 card.

Call Dell Spare Parts 1-800-372-3355. Ask for part number:

72YMW USB 3.0 Module, Includes the PCIe Card, Cable, & Cage

Thank you...thats great info..now i can have usb 3.0 convinently on front of my machine...

Did you successfully install this card?  Have you had any problems?  Are the front USB ports now USB 3.0?

Does that module fit in the empty slot in this picture? Is that where you installed it?

Adding USB 3.0 ports to the Dell XPS 8300 via a PCi express x1 card. Does it require a power cable?

For example if I add the Transcend PCI Express Interface USB 3.0 Dual Expansion Card. Am I good to go, do I just plug it into the PCI-x1 slot?

Or I need to plug a power cable into the white bit?

Also if I have 2 hdds and 2 disc drives plugged in, it is not possible for to get a power cable?

I have used this card.  The power cable is required.  The way around this is to get SATA to Molex adapter.

Shopping results for SATA TO MOLEX POWER

Nippon Labs SATA-FM SATA to MOLEX Power Adapter

Thanks I thought so. But I have 4 SATA cables. 2 are up at the top of the system: 1 of these is for the disc drive, presumable the second is for the second disc drive (not installed). The other 2 are at the bottom of the system but used for each of the hard drives. I cannot stretch the cable from the disc drives to the bottom of the system, as are linked quite close together in sets of two.

There is no way to have 2 hard drives, 2 discs drives and this USB 3.0 card?

Would this card require additional power?

Looking at this part also. There is a splitter just as it goes to the hard drives. If I use this part and split it between the two harddrives (therefore there will be 2 splitters before I get to the hard drives - the original one and the one I added) and take the other end and add it to your connector (SATA to MOLEX) - original spliiter then connector then USB 3.0 card.

Will this work or drain too much power/slow down my drives? In addition to having 2 disc drives.

I have an Alienware Area 51 which came preinstalled with a usb 3.0 PCIex1 card and it works just fine.  It does not require any power connection.  Here is the Dell driver and download site:   -  Its a Micro Star brand installed by Dell.

More power is required for FULL USB 3.0 compatibility.

   * 50% more power is provided for unconfigured, passive hub or suspended devices (150 mA up from 100 mA), and 80% more power is available for configured devices (900 mA up from 500 mA). This means that more power-hungry devices that are USB 3.0  bus powered, and battery powered devices that previously charged using bus power will attempt to draw more power.

   * A new Powered-B receptable is defined with two extra contacts that enable a devices to provide up to 1000 mA to another device, such as a Wireless USB adapter. This adds the need for a power supply to accompany card.. In regular wired USB connections to a host or hub provides 100ma or 500ma Max.

The biggest user of these I would think are Large USB FLash Drives and External Hard Drives that will not need a Y cable to tap extra power from the USB ports.

So the output power wise is 2X to 10 X more than usb 1.1 or 2.0. 

You can get a SATA power Splitter Cable and or extension cable for Molex.

get a generic usb 3.0 superspeed card for less than $10, plug in the molex and save $30.  

since there are no extra power connectors on the psu, splice in a molex and save some more.  The blue scotchloks work well.  

can't see spending 40$ on a usb3 card for an $80 mobo.

Chris M;   I assume this PCIe card requires a connection to my XPS 8300 power supply?  Do you know what type of connector is needed?

My XPS 8300 has motherboard sound and the AMD 6770 Video card and only one hard drive.  Is the proper connector available?

Tks for your help.....Tom Wood

need a molex connector -

 i cut one off a dead power supply and spliced it in

used smallest Scotchlok  i could get

saved money, but now up to 10.12  for the jacobs superspeed on the amazon

works fine

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=403

Hi mate, I know the post was along time ago but did the module help with the front usb on top or below?

It just for the back ( down under ) USB 3 ports that are added in.  

the front ones remain usb 3 

amazon has a card for $19 with 4 usb 3 highspeed ports.  Still needs the Molex power.  

search for uspeed Uspeed Superspeed USB 3.0 PCI-E Express Card with 4 USB 3.0 Ports and 4-Pin Power Connector for Desktops [one step to PC upgrade your PC to USB 3.0] - Uspeed

and for  Cables to Go 10149 ATA Male to LP4 Female Power Cable -6-Inch, Multi - C2G