Usb ports need HELP

I just got a HP pavilion 500 A4.
And it has what looks like 2 USB PORTS on the front of the computer, but my USB flash drive stick does not fit.
My flash drive stick fits into the USB ports at the back of the pc.
The ones on the front say ( SS and then the USB port symbol.
And they are blue were you stick the USB flash drive stick in. can someone help
Thanks from peter

Hi,
Both ports (next to the headphones port) are USB 3.0 ports and they will fit normal/standard USB flash drives. Please turn the flash drive the right way before insert.
Regards.
BH
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