StarTech 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card with UASP Support

Enhance your computer's connectivity and performance with the 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card with UASP Support. This robust and reliable expansion card provides your PC with one internal and one external USB 3.0 port, enabling you to connect a wide range of devices for lightning-fast data transfer speeds. With its durable construction and compact design, this user-friendly card fits seamlessly into a PCI Express slot, instantly upgrading your system's capabilities.The card features a native NEC PCI Express host controller chipset, ensuring high-speed data transfers with the USB 3.0 standard, which supports rates of up to 5Gbps. This is a tenfold increase over USB 2.0's 480Mbps and a significant leap from USB 1.1's 12Mbps. The backward compatibility ensures that your older devices will still work smoothly, while the internal USB 3.0 connection offers versatility for internal storage solutions or front-bay hubs.UASP support elevates this card's performance further, allowing for up to 70% faster transfer speeds when paired with UASP-enabled enclosures, compared to traditional USB 3.0. This efficiency is achieved by optimizing transfer commands, reducing wait times significantly for data transfers. The optional SATA power connector is a testament to the card's user-friendly design, providing up to 900mA of power per port for bus-powered USB 3.0 devices, ensuring reliable performance even for power-hungry devices.Fully compliant with USB 3.0 revision 1.0 and Intel XHCI rev0.96 specifications, this card is also PCI Express 2.0 compliant. It supports all USB transfer speeds, including Super Speed (5Gbps), High Speed (480Mbps), Full Speed (12Mbps), and Low Speed (1.5Mbps), and is hot-swapping and plug-and-play compliant. The card also adheres to the PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification revision 1.2 and fully supports Control, Bulk, Interrupt, and Isochronous Transfer types.With UASP support for Windows 8, Server 2012, and Linux kernel 2.6.3 or later, the card's performance is further enhanced, showing a significant reduction in processor resources required during peak performance. This makes the 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card with UASP Support a versatile and efficient solution for connecting a variety of USB 3.0 peripherals, from external hard drives to audio/video devices, ensuring swift and reliable data transfer for your computing needs.