USB 2.0 5-Port (4 ext. & 1 int.) PCI adapter adds 5 high-speed (480Mbps) USB 2.0 ports into your system - with full backward support for USB 1.1 devices. It supports simultaneous... more
USB 2.0 5-Port (4 ext. & 1 int.) PCI adapter adds 5 high-speed (480Mbps) USB 2.0 ports into your system - with full backward support for USB 1.1 devices. It supports simultaneous operation of multiple high-speed USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices.
...I have bought this PCI card a week ago.
Reason: I have got a MSI K7T266Pro2 motherboard that only offer USB1.1 ports (1.5Mbytes/s maximum transfer rate).
Since I have got devices that uses USB2.0 and without breaking my piggy bank to upgrade my computer, the most economical way is to install a PCI card that offers USB2.0 connections (up to 480Mbits/s or 60Mbytes/s, 40X faster than USB1.1) for 1 internal port and 4 external ports.
Before you buy a USB2.0PCI card, make sure that your motherboard got version 2.2PCI slots which are USB2.0 compatible.
If your motherboard hasn't got version 2.2PCI slots or higher, don't bother. You need a motherboard upgrade.
Also, your operating system needs to be windows 2000 service pack 4 or windows XP which provides appropriate drivers to support USB2.0. For the other operation systems...
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Advantages: ummmmm Disadvantages: Doesn't work very well, slow, intermitently recognises disks, poor back up service, need I go on?
...I ordered my Freecom DVD Recorder LS USB2.0 after my CD/DVD drive packed up on my 15 month old HP Desktop. I wanted it mainly to load CD ROM and burn DVD's from movies already converted to DVD format on my hard drive. Being that my PC had no disk drive I relied upon this external drive to load the bundled DVD burning software (Roxio 9). This took several days and many attempts. Then I tried burning my first DVD. After taking 3 hours to do a task that previously took about 30 minutes, this recorder produced a disc that no dvd player in my home recognised (and I have 4). I found the user interface very unfriendly and it simply didn't work. Needles to say, I'll be getting a refund!...
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Advantages: USB FRONT AND BACK Disadvantages: Fitting For Novices
...without the hassle of moving and scrambling round the back of the PC.
STABILITY
As with the other Trust products I?ve used this is again perfectly stable and never causes me any problems or conflicts.
SPEED
Running at USB2.0 speed it?s darn fast. At around 480mb a second even firewire isn?t going to touch it (that is only about 412mb a second). But it will also run at the slower 12mb a second should you have a USB 1.0 product as it is fully backwards compatible.
EASE OF INSTALLATION
Slightly more to do here than with the other front plate as in addition to fitting the front plate you also have to fit the PCI card. Now once you?ve fitted one in the past it?s pretty straight forward. However for those of you not wanting to open your PC up (and don?t forget if it?s under warranty it will void the warranty) you may want to take it to a PC...
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