While I wait for my 8KX I am looking at the real estate on the back of my PC. There aren’t a lot of ports free, but I do have an unused “SS10” USB-A port with a red rather than blue or black interior. Next to it is a USB-C port.
Can one of the knowledgeable folks here tell me whether the USB-A, or the USB-C with an adapter, would be suitable for the USB3 connector on the 8KX?
the 3.1 spec was released in 7/2013 so and intel might have started to use parts of the new specs earlier
also the red color does not indicate superspeed+ (10Gbit) its indication of a port thats still powered even if the computer is in sleep or standby (like for charging other devices), imho this was used in usb 3.0 times too, so not unusual to have red on a 8 year old system, these ports also use orance or yellow
on my system (asus) the 3.1 gen2 ports have teal/turquoise color, at least that would be a “new” color for 3.1 but afair the color is not binding more of a suggestion (depending on the color used and the individual visial specs like light or person the teal might also be describes as green)