Transcend PCI Express Interface USB 3.0 Expansion Card

Works perfectly with Linux as n earlier reviewer has also mentioned.LSPCI output :~/scripts/lspci_modulesBus VID:PID Driver Description07:00.0 1912:0015 xhci_hcd Renesas Technology Corp. uPD720202 USB 3.0 Host ControllerChipset uPD720202 is BEST supported under Linux fro USB 3.0 host controller. Refer :[...]What is the state of support on Linux?The NEC/Renesas µPD720200 is the most widely used and tested USB 3.0 chipset. For Linux, kernel driver code was first provided in kernel 2.6.31. Driver code is in drivers/usb/host/xhci*. USB 3.0 has been receiving active work and improvements in later kernels. The µPD720202 is supported in kernel 3.4.10 and later.Also, this NEC chipset is fully supporting UAS module for UASP :[...]Linux enables uas on: Intel 8 Series USB 3, Intel 7 Series USB 3, Intel 7 Series USB 2, NEC/Rensas uPD720200 USB 3, NEC/Rensas uPD720201 USB 3, Intel i965 USB 2, Expresscard 54 NEC/Rensas uPD720202Linux avoids uas on: Asmedia ASM1042 uas-detect.h UAS requires streams, disabled on the ASM1042. [...]Windows enables uas on: Intel 6 series USB 2, NEC/Rensas uPD720200 USB 3, NEC/Rensas uPD720201 USB 3Windows avoids uas on: Asmedia ASM1042Windows and Linux enable UAS on any USB controller that isn't blacklisted. The Asmedia ASM1042 was the only chip for which Windows 7 support could be found and is now blacklisted by all OS due to chip bugs so Windows 7 does not support UASP.To get UASP you need 3 components.OS Support: Windows 8, Windows 10, LinuxUSB controller support: Any USB 2 or 3+ interface that doesn't have UASP blacklisted.UASP ready peripherals: UASP standards solidified near the end of USB 3.0 development so most USB 3.0 storage products are not UASP compatible. Some buggy chips were produced so some products claiming UASP support have been blacklisted. Hopefully most USB 3.1 products will include UASP support.

A very nice product, compatible with almost all motherboards. Provides exact speed of USB 3.0. Easy to install & better performance even when both two USBs are in use.

perfect product. getting average speed of 30+ MB. No problems in fitting in my old cabinet. screws were not provided but i had some spare so it was no issue.

Really awesome !Used it on my Gigabyte H61M-D2H motherboard which had only USB 2.0 slots.I attached it to my PCI-E extra pin slot .Speeds to my USB 3.0 WD My Passport Ultra External HDD went up to 140 Mbps READ speed & 70-90 Mbps WRITE speed.Also my SanDisk OTG USB 3.0 32 GB gives a READ Speed of 120 Mbps and WRITE speed of 30 Mbps.I am extremely happy with this product.Totally worth it.Instead of changing my motherboard i simply attached this.

It is okay.Gets the job done, but i had a hard time getting the drivers to work in Win 7 x64.It seems that there are two different chipsets for the USB controller and the one i got (NEC) wasn't playing nice with the drivers listed at Transcend's official website.Frustrated, I searched various forums and found that vendor id is different i.e.,VEN_1912.Installed the correct driver and the card started working like a charm.Would have given it a five if it weren't for the hassle of finding correct drivers which should have been listed on the official transcend page in the first place.If anyone has the same problem, go to pcidatabase and look up the vendor mentioned in the Hardware-ID.You should be able to find the correct driver.

It works perfectly on win 7 32bit.Got speed upto 60-75MBPS.. Downloaded driver from Transcend website and installed it. It's working perfectly.One thing to say Transcend can put drivers cd in the box.

Doesn't work with Western Digital drives on Linux. USB 3.0 works when used with other brand drives

Important : For anyone who is having trouble using this while using a molex power connector, install the driver with SATA power connector. (TS-PDU3/PDC3 Driver (uPD720202) (with SATA power connector)).Now for the review.I have long been meaning to add a USB 3.0 card to my aging rig but was split between running an SLI setup using my second PCI-E slot or adding a 3.0 card. Finally limitations of my wallet and a dire need to take a full system backup meant that I purchased a USB expansion card.First purchase of an HP card turned out to be a cheap Chinese dud, so I chose this Transcend card. I am happy to say that I do not regret the choice.Previously I got an average speed of 25 MB/sec when copying files onto my Seagate 5TB external HD. With this card that has shot up to an average of 90 MB/sec. I couldn't be happier.I would however by lying if I said it did not take some unwarranted effort to install this thing. The RENSAS drivers that are supposed to be downloaded from Transcend website for installation on systems running any pre Win 8 OS can cause issues. I use the molex connector for power supply and accordingly I downloaded the non-SATA power connector driver. Installed, reinstalled it thrice, tried different solutions given online it did not work. Then on a whim installed the driver with SATA power connector and bam, it started working. Very odd.Anyway that's the reason it's 4 stars and not 5.

La scheda è perfetta per aggiungere porte usb 3.0 in una scheda madre che ne è sprovvista di qualche anno fa. Montata è stata riconosciuta subito e funziona benissimo. Scambio dati velocissimo!

Making use of the ePCI surely extends my PC into the usb 3 world and avoids having to buy a new PC just for that

This was a good addition for my computer. Easy installation instructions to follow. The only problem i had was that after i installed the card first as instructed for windows 7, the computer would not boot up completely. I needed to remove the card and load the driver first. Dont know why it only worked like that, but then it worked flawlessly with my new 3.0 hard drive. Data transfer speed was noticably faster than with the usb 2.0. Also, the addition of a power adapter on the card is a nice addition for power to connected devices. And Just a reminder, The card does not come with usb 3.0 or power adapter cables for the power connector so order as needed.

Esta tarjeta está pensada para utilizarse sobre un conector PCIe 2.0, sin embargo también funcionará en un 1.0, aunque claro, a la mitad de velocidad (en vez de dos puertos a máxima velocidad sólo podrás tener uno funcionando a máxima velocidad).El chip empleado por la tarjeta es un Renesas, ampliamente utilizado en placas base, portátiles y otros. Bajo GNU/Linux no requerirá ningún tipo de instalación de driver, se detecta por defecto si tu kernel tiene soporte para USB 3.0 (2.6.31 en adelante), cualquier distribución actual detectará la tarjeta sin problemas. ¡Montar y listo!Requiere un conector molex de 5 pines o bien un conector de alimentación SATA, ya que USB 3.0 debe poder dar más energía a los dispositivos conectados.Probada con un disco externo USB 3.0 y funciona bien, a 50 MB/s (500 Mbps) copiando desde un disco viejo de 250 GB, y conectada mediante un puerto PCIe 1.0 x1. Con un USB 2.0 no pasaría de los 30 MB/s.

I read every product review, good & bad, about this card, before making my purchase almost 12 months ago. Those reviews made it clear that this card, which has 2 USB 3.0 ports, has a Molex connector that needs to be connected to the PSU in my Windows 7 based PC. My PSU had several spare SATA connectors but sadly no Molex.I could have bought a SATA to Molex adaptor but my existing cable would not have been long enough to reach the adaptor. Happily, I found a cheaper & easier solution. I simply bought a cable from Amazon (Akasa AK-CBPW03-15 SATA PSU Power to 4 Pin Molex Connector Adaptor) for about £2 at the same time as the card. This has a SATA connector at one end & a Molex at the other end - problem solved.I am no techie but I fitted both card & cable quickly & easily before downloading the appropriate driver for Windows 7. In my case, this was a Renesas Electronics USB Host Control Driver version 2.1.25.0.The card worked immediately & has continued to do so for the last year. In my experience, this card & the cable represent superb value at about £12 for both. I could not award less than 5*.The supplier's boast that it is up to 10 x faster than USB 2.0 is exaggerated. I use this USB 3.0 card for my WD portable HDD 1 TB & find it is about 2.5 times faster than my existing USB 2.0 ports. I think this is true of all makes of such cards - unless they have become more sophisticated since my purchase. Nonetheless, I am delighted to have 2 extra USB ports, both of which are 2.5 times faster than my other ports for a measly £12.