Not sure I've got the right section for posting this question in. After a fair bit of searching i can not find a solution to my problem.
I'm trying to add an internal usb A socket inside a small form factor pc. There are no pci, or pcie slots, and no internal usb strip line headers for cable connection. All i have is the external usb ports, those pcb mounted to the motherboard. And the only other internal interface, apart from a 2.5" 44 pin header for a cable. I've been trying different small form factor PCs and using SD card or compact flash cards as hard drives for the OS, in some cases with reasonable results. Neither cards play ball with windows 10 though, and since I've found it tricky to get windows to expect cards as hard drives, i have given up on windows, concentrating on Linux distros for now.
I can't find a production 2.5" 44 pin ide to usb A or anything like that anywhere. So is there a way to tap into the usb bus and add an internal usb A socket for internal use for a usb SD card reader.
Thanks for reading, any ideas appreciated.