George;
I found a front usb adapter a while back
that basically meets your specs, though it only has two usb ports:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?I5E622F13
I used makeashorterlink.com on the above URL so be patient, you will be
redirected to the page.
You may have to re-arrange the usb header wires in their terminal blocks
 depending on your mobo usb pinouts.
They do have a list of compatible mobos:
http://www.antec-inc.com/product/cases/access/abit.html
This is the only one I have found that connects to the mobo usb headers
as opposed to the back usb ports.

<>< Larry Fisk
         Fisk Computers
           Fruitvale, Idaho

----- Original Message -----
From: "George N. Weinisch" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:36 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Source for 3.5" bay USB hub?


> I am looking for a USB hub (or simply a multi-USB-port panel) that fits in
a
> 3.5" or 5.25" external drive bay.  I would like it to interface with the
> motherboard USB expansion connector that most current boards come with.
So
> far the only style that I have found uses a standard USB cable that loops
> out through an available slot in the rear of the case and then gets
plugged
> into a standard rear-mounted USB port, which seems like a kludge.  Does
> anybody know of a source for such a beast, or if it even exists?

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