Hi Duncan,

On Monday 05 December 2011 15:59:00 DSinc wrote:
> Are the two USB lines (usb+, usb-) differential?

Yes. I've not had any problems with swapping the wires

> Do they need to be truly +/- connected?

Whilst they always seem to have +/- markings on the ends, I've seen 
blue/white, green/white, blue/yellow and blue/green combinations, all 
with a red/black pair.

> It seems that case makers and m/b makers are still at
> odds about wire/color alignment.
>
> In my Lian-Li cases (circa 1999), these 2 signal lines use
> a green wire (usb+) and a white wire (usb-).
>
> I accept that the red wire is +5V, and the black wire is GND.
> Still confused after all these years.............. :(
> best,
> Duncan

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