HighPoint RocketU 1142A - Manual (Page 3)

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HighPoint RocketU 1144A / RocketU 1142A – PCI‐Express 2.0
HighPoint USB 3.0 HBA’s – High‐Performance External Storage for Your PC or Mac
HighPoint has capitalized on recent advances in USB 3.0 connectivity, and has made
5Gb/s per‐port performance a reality. USB 3.0 is no longer limited to plug‐and‐play
device hubs; RocketU HBA’s take External USB 3.0 storage to the next level.
HighPoint RocketU 1144A/RocketU 1142A
RocketU 114x series deliver class‐leading 20Gb/s transfer bandwidth, and are
optimized for external SSD and hard drive configurations. Each of the 4 dedicated USB
3.0 ports supports 5Gb/s transfer speeds.
Key Features

PCI‐Express 2.0 x4
 Total Transfer Bandwidth up to 20Gb/s

Four dedicated 5Gb/s Super Speed USB 3.0 type‐A ports (RocketU 1144A)
 Two Super Speed USB 3.0 type‐A ports and one 10Gb/s Internal USB 3.0 Front
Panel Port (RocketU 1142A)
 Optimized for external USB drives and drive enclosures

Backwards compatible with USB 2.0 & 1.1
 Driver support for Microsoft Windows 7, 2008, Vista

Linux OS support with Linux Kernel embedded USB 3.0 driver
(Require Kernel v2.6.31 or later)
 Compliant with xHCI (Extensible Host Controller Interface) spec.