Z170 Extreme6 USB 3.1 power

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   Hi,
I'm trying to find out how much power the rear panel USB 3.1 ports are able to supply.
Can it be set somehow?
Didn't find anything in the manual.

I wonder if it's enough to support quick-charging with a mobile phone for example.

kind regards,
Johnny

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johnny_haddock Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 May 2016 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnny_haddock Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Z170 Extreme6 USB 3.1 power Posted: 10 May 2016 at 8:21pm
	Hi, I'm trying to find out how much power the rear panel USB 3.1 ports are able to supply. Can it be set somehow? Didn't find anything in the manual. I wonder if it's enough to support quick-charging with a mobile phone for example. kind regards, Johnny

parsec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 04 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 4996	Post Options Post Reply Quote parsec Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 2016 at 11:54pm
	A USB 3.1 port would not be 3.1 certified if it did not meet the specs for... USB 3.1. If you looked up the specs for USB power delivery for all versions, it is rather confusing, and who knows what spec has been implemented on their board. USB 3.1 ports should supply 1.5A of 5V power for charging a device. That is more than the standard 0.9A of USB 2.0. But there is more to it than this. USB specs have a battery charging specification, that has provided 1.5A at 5V over a USB 2.0 connection, but without any data transfer capability. That feature must be activated. How? Just download the ASRock AppCharger program, and install it. I've never used it but I'm sure it is easy to figure out. The version of AppCharger is the same for any Windows version, you can find it here on your board's download page: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170%20Extreme6/?cat=Download&os=Win1064 This feature has been available for a long time, so should work fine for fast charging devices like mobile phones.


johnny_haddock Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 May 2016 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnny_haddock Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 2016 at 5:23pm
	For anyone else reading this thread it appears the AppCharger thing only works with Apple devices. On my Nexus 5X I get "Charging Slowly" when connected to the USB 3.1 port. On a Plugable powered USB 3.0 hub I get "Charging" On the supplied Nexus 5X charger I get "Charging Quickly"

Intel2you Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Nov 2016 Location: Usa Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Intel2you Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 4:13pm
	I don't think asrock make there USB ports to the standards my z170 extreme 7+ will not output any more then 0.44 amps on any of the USB ports (2.0-3.0-or 3.1) it sad my Asus z87 in my htpc puts out 2.14 on 3.0 an 1.1 on 2.0