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StarTech.com Quad Port PCI USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA/SP4 Power - SuperSpeed USB 3 Controller Card (PCIUSB3S4), Red Review

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BrandStarTech
Hardware InterfaceUSB, PCI, USB 3.0
Item Dimensions LxWxH5.2 x 0.8 x 2.6 inches
Style4 port
Item Weight0.16 Pounds

Description of StarTech.com Quad Port PCI USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA/SP4 Power - SuperSpeed USB 3 Controller Card (PCIUSB3S4), Red

ADD 4x SUPERSPEED USB 3.0 PORTS: This PCI/PCI-X Universal (3.3V & 5V, 32-bit) card adds four USB 3.0 ports to your computer or server through a PCI slot; Supports USB 3.0/3.1 Gen 1/USB 3.2 Gen 1x1. TRANSFER SPEEDS: Achieve speeds up to the maximum of your PCI bus (1.3Gbps) with UASP making the USB PCI card ideal for older computers with only PCI slots available like Dell OptiPlex 7010/HP Compaq dc7800; Backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1/1.0. OPTIONAL POWER: USB PCI expansion card features SATA & SP4 power ports to supply supplemental power to the USB ports (when motherboard power is insufficient); Power can be connected to SATA or SP4 port to provide up to 5V 0.9A/4.5W per USB Type-A port. STANDARD PROFILE & LOW PROFILE BRACKET: PCI USB card comes with a full-profile (standard) bracket pre-installed with a low-profile (half height) bracket included for versatile installation in both low-profile and full-profile computer systems.

Reviews

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Pentium 4 4GHz good for everyday texting and web browsing

Bought this card hoping to expand the use of my outdated but reliable old Dell Inspiron 4600, which has faithfully served our family since 2003 of the year. This is a 32-bit system that has a feature that prevents you from upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10. With a few inexpensive updates, the 3.4GHz Pentium 4 is good for word processing and web surfing. I was hoping that this PCI card would speed up data transfer from my advanced USB wireless LAN adapter and external hard drive. The card…

Pros
  • special offer
Cons
  • weak

Revainrating 5 out of 5

This adapter works very well!

Installation is easy. All you need is a free PCI slot on your motherboard and an optional available SATA cable (and port) to connect it to an adapter for more performance when you need it. I have an available SATA port, but I tested the card without a SATA port and everything works fine for me, so I didn't connect it. I have an external USB3 SSD and can now access it just as fast as the internal SSD. I also use a USB3 WiFi dongle that supports 802.11ac and now download speeds are up to around…

Pros
  • Looking forward to it
Cons
  • Difficult to say

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Breathed life into my aging Dell Precision T1500

I was looking for a way to add USB 3.0 to my T1500 as all the USB ports were 2.0. I tried the PCI Express version but my Nvidia graphics card was blocking the slot on the motherboard. I've also tried using an extension ribbon cable to no avail. I came across this card while searching for "USB PCI 3.0" and was glad to have such a module available. The physical installation took a few minutes and Windows 10 started successfully. Driver installed automatically. I confirmed it was installed through

Pros
  • Useful beyond its intended purpose
Cons
  • Piggy bank price

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Died a year later - HOWEVER. lifetime warranty and was probably the easiest and quickest return I've ever done. Fiction!

Bought March 2016 and already dead (disappointing $60 card). I contacted the manufacturer's tech support and found out they have a lifetime warranty so now in the process. Will be updated once the process is complete. Update - 7/20: StarTech sent me an RMA to replace this the same day I called. I filled it out and mailed it back to her. They then emailed me back the same day and said they had sent a replacement and I didn't have to return the defective item. I wish all companies backed up their

Pros
  • Very good price
Cons
  • The list will be long.

Revainrating 3 out of 5

and it worked fine after Win10 automatically installed the Renesas drivers (drivers.

Hello, this is a StarTech.com review 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 (PCI not PCI Express) I expected more This product was ordered for my Intel DH61WW motherboard in the hope that I could add USB3 support and achieve transfer speeds of around 100Mbps with my Seagate USB3.0 external hard drives (I use many external hard drives and transfer large files over 40GB from one hard drive to another), so I expected my work to be much faster than the USB 2.0 transfer speeds (16Mbps to 20Mbps) that I…

Pros
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Not everything fits