Specifications:
• Fully compliant with one-lane (x1) PCI Express 2.0 specifications
• Two (2) internal 5Gbps SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports
• USB 3.0 complies with Intel eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI)
• Up to 5Gbps maximum transfer rate¹
• SuperSpeed USB 3.0 offers 10 times performance increase over Hi-Speed USB 2.0¹
• SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 1.0/1.1/2.0 devices (data transfer rate at 1.5/12/480Mbps)
• SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is fully compatible with original USB system, peripherals and cables
• Built-in with 15-pin SATA power connector for added power source to better support power hungry bus-powered devices³
• Fully Plug-N-Play and Hot Swap compatible
• Supports Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7/Windows 8²

**To achieve the maximum throughput, the PCI-Express slot must be version 2.0 or higher. Performance per port may decrease if both ports are transferring data simultaneously due to limited throughput of the PCI-Express slot.
Please visit following web page for more information of PCI-Express v1.0 and 2.0. Click here

Electrical Specifications:
Power Input: 15-pin SATA power connector
Output Voltage per Port: DC +5V
Output Current per Port: 900mA (max)
Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 40 C

System Requirements:
• PC with 512MB of RAM and 1.0GHz or faster processor
• One (1) available PCI Express slot
• Windows® XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7/Windows 8¹

¹ To meet USB 3.0 transfer speed, highest quality USB 3.0 cables and devices are required
² Supports both 32-bit & 64-bit OSes
³ Make sure the power is well connected, otherwise you will see "Power Surge on Hub Port" message error and no 5V bus power in USB ports.


Order Number# IO-PEU232

UPC Barcode# 652795010360

Package Contents:
• One (1) PCI Express card
• One (1) low-profile bracket
• Software drivers CD
• User manual

Software & Drivers:
Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7 (32bit & 64bit):
Version: 1.0.17.0
Version: 2.0.34.0


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