PCI-E to USB 3.0 Type C +3 Type A Expansion Card - Interface USB 3.0 4-Port Express Card Desktop with 15 pin SATA Power Connector [ Include with A 4pin to 2x15pin Cable + A 15pin to 2x 15pin SATA Y-C
Brand | ULANSeN |
Item model number | 3A1C |
Operating System | Windows |
Item Weight | 4.2 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 4.92 x 2.56 x 0.71 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 4.92 x 2.56 x 0.71 inches |
Manufacturer | ULANSON |
ASIN | B077VRWZPK |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | December 19, 2017 |
R**A
Good working
It works fine, I installed drivers on Windows 7 Pro x64, and XP Pro x64. Both work well and we're easy to install with the "setup.exe" on the disc.I am not using this card for a VR headset, so can't say anything about its performance there.The type C port has its own fresco logic controller that uses a different driver than the type A (renesas) ports.The two adapter cables (one molex to 2x sata, one sata to 2x sata) were an awesome addition.It does what I needed it to anyway though. So I'm happy.
B**E
Amazing
Cables are not fit for Mac Pro 5,1
J**E
affordable option to expand USB port capacity
affordable option to expand USB port capacity, comes with USB-C port too!
R**Y
Excellent although be ware you might have issues with the lead lengths
This works very well but consider where and what you install it in because I had problems with connecting the power to this card but this may well be down to the HP Z800 workstation internal layout.Apart from that, it works very well.
A**R
Easy
Easy to install
L**N
How to connect to power wasn't obvious to me.
This card worked perfectly for me, a relatively non-tech person, as you will see from this post. I wanted it because my kid has an Oculus Quest and wanted to access his old library of Rift games on his PC. That requires a USB C cable, but I didn't have a port on my machine. Install is easy: unscrew the gate that holds the bracket cover in the back of your PC (choose a slot that lines up with an available PCI expansion slot on the motherboard. You only need the smallest slot of this type, PCI E 1x, though it fits larger 4x, etc); then gently/firmly insert this expansion card into the PCI slot. Here is what I wished I had known: To power the card, you must use ONE of the cables that comes with it. They are both Y cables. One of them has a 4-prong old-style plug on it, useful for older PCs I guess. The other one is the one you likely need. In my deep ignorance, I had no idea (and the "manual", printed on a single small piece of paper, gave me no insight) how to connect the card to power. (It's pretty obvious, but only after I got some help!) Find a device in your machine, such as a hard drive, that uses the same SATA power connector cord as the one you received. Unplug that device, and plug its cable into the stem of the Y cable. Plug one of the two ends of the Y (think "top arms") back into the device you unplugged the main cable from. Plug the other top arm of the Y into the new expansion card. Now it's plugged into power. The Y cable, of course, is a splitter. Most tech people will smirk at my incredible ignorance, and of course I deserve it! You're welcome.Update: One year later this device works fine. I just ordered a second one for my other kid's PC, since he has inherited his brother's oculus, which he outgrew. I could have switched the card from one boy's machine to the other's, but the original card has numerous devices still plugged into it, just not an Oculus.
A**T
Linux support
The description says that there's no Linux support, but my Debian 10 machine recognized it automatically. No drivers, no config, nothing. Just turned it on and saw a bunch of dmesg entries about initializing USB 3.1 root hub. I plugged an external hard drive into one of the ports on the card, got a /dev/sd* device and proceeded to mount it successfully.It's been a couple weeks now of intensive 24/7 usage doing data recovery on corrupt drives and I have no issues to report.
N**R
Works great in Linux
This thing was as easy to install as any other pci-e 1x card. I needed a USB-c port (my motherboard doesn't have any) because I have a device that doesn't play well with USB-c to USB3 A cables. I have only tried it with Ubuntu 20.04 as I don't run a windows environment, but no drivers were needed and it works great.
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