# Utilizing the internal USB 4 header with the 4G card

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/utilizing-the-internal-usb-4-header-with-the-4g-card/16274>\
**Category:** uConsole\
**Tags:** tinkering, help, hardware, wifi, 4g\
**Created:** [March 25, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/utilizing-the-internal-usb-4-header-with-the-4g-card/16274 "2025-03-25T05:29:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![marcrich90](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/marcrich90/32/11205_2.png) [@marcrich90](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/marcrich90)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/utilizing-the-internal-usb-4-header-with-the-4g-card/16274/1 "2025-03-25T05:29:22Z")

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I was able to successfully utilize the USB 4 connection that is abandoned on the 4g card. (Tapped pins 13/15 on the main connector and tapped onto 5v and GND for power)

It is doable if you take your time and use plenty of flux.

_ **NOTE** _ The data line connection to the wifi card in the picture was reversed. I swapped the pins in the connectors rather than re-soldering to make it work.

 ![wifi card 3](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/c/c969a34d5ebd82be610c8362b1c2484b44697825.jpeg)  
 ![wifi card 2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/1/1fd4280b8ffa567c0dafedeb823708e5ff4e586a.jpeg)  
 ![wifi card](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/1/1891bf63ddec4317beb794fdf353f247c4d0ed3a.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/utilizing-the-internal-usb-4-header-with-the-4g-card/16274/2 "2025-03-25T09:15:09Z")

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> [@Free USB for UConsole](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/free-usb-for-uconsole/13071):
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> Thanks @Krim for an idea If you want to extend your UC almost for free, you can re-use pcb which comes with non LTE unit. There are 2 unused usb ports there, which requires some soldering One is easy accessible (2 in center is DP and DM), other - GND and 5V Second one requires to take 2 contact for DP and DM from PCI connection and take 5V and GND from other places I decided that i need only one external USB, and internal contacts i wil…