Review on 💻 LinksTek PCIE USB 3.0 Card - Superspeed 5Gbps, 2 Type A USB 3.0 Ports, ASMedia 1042 Host Controller, Y Style SATA Power Cable (PCIE-U3.0-2A) by Bob Randles

Name: 💻 LinksTek PCIE USB 3.0 Card - Superspeed 5Gbps, 2 Type A USB 3.0 Ports, ASMedia 1042 Host Controller, Y Style SATA Power Cable (PCIE-U3.0-2A)
Item: 💻 LinksTek PCIE USB 3.0 Card - Superspeed 5Gbps, 2 Type A USB 3.0 Ports, ASMedia 1042 Host Controller, Y Style SATA Power Cable (PCIE-U3.0-2A)
Rating: 5

October 30, 2022

Works with Linux! - Internals

So the list doesn't mention anything about the support of Linux based distributions. However, once I replaced the standard bracket with a low-profile bracket and plugged this additional card into an Ubuntu 18.04 AMD64 setup, it worked almost flawlessly! I'm now getting near gigabit transfer speeds between my external hard drive and my gigabit USB network card. I couldn't be happier!

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