what too look for

[p.larner]

i have a gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 5.0) motherboard it has no serial or paralell ports on its backpane,just two lots of pins on the mainboard,i need a cable that plugs into these with a socket+mounting plate to tit the rear case expanson holes,what are they called and what do i look for and order,cheers.

[themadhippy]

This sorta thing?

https://cpc.farnell.com/startech/plate25f16lp/cable-parallel-port-header-lp/dp/CS24156?st=parralel%20plate
https://cpc.farnell.com/startech/plate9m16/header-9pin-serial-10pin-motherboard/dp/CS23826?st=serial%20plate

Best to double check the wiring as not everybody follows the same wiring config

[coromonadalix]

same here   seing the manual

check the pinout, normally it should do fine ...

[p.larner]

got the 25pin one what about the serial 9pin one?.

[p.larner]

sorted it cheers.