StarTech - PCI220USB - 3 Port PCI High Speed USB 2.0 Adapter Card

This 2 Port PCI USB 2.0 Adapter Card adds three USB 2.0 connections (2 external and 1 internal) to a computer, through simple installation in an available PCI slot.

The PCI USB card offers a cost-effective solution for adding USB peripheral connectivity without having to upgrade the computer motherboard, supporting USB 2.0 devices with full high-speed USB data transfer rates of up to 480Mbps. Plus, the PCI USB card is suitable for connecting older USB devices, based on backward compatibility with USB 1.1 devices.

The PCI-based USB card can be connected to the computer in seconds, through simple WHQL-certified plug-and-play installation, and supports device hot-swapping, allowing you to connect/disconnect USB peripherals without having to power down the computer or reboot.

This high quality USB adapter card is backed by StarTech.com's lifetime warranty and free lifetime technical support.

StarTech.com Advantage

• Hot swap capabilities allow you to connect and disconnect devices without turning off your computer
• Offers high speed data transfer rates of up to 480 Mbits/sec.
• Easily add three USB 2.0 ports to your desktop computer
• PC and Mac compatible

Features

• Compliant with PCI specification 2.2
• Backward compatible with USB version 1.1
• Connect up to 127 devices by cascading multiple hubs
• Easy plug and play installation
• 40 times faster than USB 1.1
• WHQL Certified, designed to work with Microsoft Windows XP

Applications

• Webcams
• Scanners
• Printers
• Joysticks
• Flash card readers/writers
• DVD drives
• External CDR/RWs
• Mice and keyboards
• Portable hard drives
• Digital cameras
• MP3 players