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StarTech.com 4-Port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCIe Card with SATA Power Connector & UASP User Manual

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At the same peak in testing, UASP also showed up to an 80% reduction in required processor resources.

Test results were obtained using an Intel® Ivy Bridge system, StarTech.com add-on USB 3.0 cards, a UASP-
enabled StarTech.com enclosure, and a SATA III solid state drive.

Applications

Upgrade an older PCIe-based system with USB 3.0 connectivity, to fully utilize USB 3.0 devices
Expand a system's USB capabilities with four additional external USB ports, for connecting additional
external hard drives, CD/DVD drives, MP3 players, printers, scanners, webcams, game controllers, digital
cameras, etc.

Features

4 external USB 3.0 ports in a stacked layout
UASP support for more efficient data transfer
Fully compliant with USB 3.0 revision 1.0 specifications and Intel xHCI rev0.95 specifications
Built-in optional SATA power connector for bus-powered USB devices
Optionally provides up to 900mA per USB port
Backward compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.0/1.1 devices
Compliant with PCI Express 2.0 specifications
Includes a Low Profile/half-height installation bracket