what is an internal usb???

[kevkid]

can any one plaese help me cuz when i bought my dell xps 700 system it said in the manual there was 2 internal usb ports??? but when i open up the case i dont see any usb ports in the inside its the weirdest thing.
go right here:

http://www.dell.com/content/product...0?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~section=specs#tabtop

it exactly says this:

Externally Accessible

* Video: 2 DVI and 1 S-Video
* IEEE 1394 - 1 front & 1 back 6-pin serial connector
* USB: 10 Ports (2 Front, 6 Back, 2 internal)
* Audio: Audio – Front: headphone, microphone; Back: line-in, line-out, microphone, surround, center/LFE; integrated HDA 7.1 ch sound
* Network: Integrated Gigabit5 Ethernet
* Legacy: 2 PS/2 Ports, 1 Serial Port
* 1 - S/P DIF out (optical)

Expansion Slots

* PCI: 3 Slots
* PCIe x1: 1 Slot
* PCIe x16 (Graphics): 2 Slots
* PCIe x8: 1 Slot

 

[CaneBaller]

internal means inside and external means outside so i think they inside not sure 100% tho

 

[Cabbs]

Is it on a pci card? Because my pci usb card has one internal usb plug, or look around on the mobo somewhere.

BTW, I like the way the xps 700 case looks, especially the one with the red lights on the front.

 

[hypetech]

Internal means that they are on the back of the USB card or directly on the motherboard. This can be used to connect accessories inside the case if necessary.

 

[Anubis1980]

yeah i have 6 internal, doesnt mean they are inside the case, on mine it means u have to attach a usb backplate or cable with the usb ports on the end of them to the motherboard to get acces to the 'internal' usbs.