This USB 3.1 card lets you add two USB Type-A ports to your computer, through a PCI Express slot. It enables you to upgrade your current system by adding two USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports to your computer and giving you access to data transfer speeds up to 10Gbps.

By adding 10Gbps USB ports to your computer, you can harness the speed of USB 3.1 Gen 2 and rest assured you’re ready for both current and future high-bandwidth USB-A devices.

With higher data throughput support, this PCI Express USB 3.1 card is a necessity for external drives, drive enclosures, and many other USB 3.1 peripherals. Plus, the USB card includes an optional SATA power connector to connect to your system power supply and deliver up to 900mA of power per port to USB 3.1 bus-powered devices (500mA for USB 2.0). The card is ideal for use with large external storage solutions.

Connecting older peripherals isn’t a problem. This versatile dual-port USB 3.1 card is backward compatible with legacy USB 3.0/2.0 devices that use the common USB Type-A port, so you can eliminate the added expense and aggravation of purchasing new devices.

The USB 3.1 PCIe card is compatible with a broad range of Windows® and Linux® operating systems. Plus, the high-quality card includes both standard-profile and low-profile brackets, making it easy to install in full or small form-factor PCs and servers.

Features

• Complies with PCI-Express 3.0 standard
• Supports the latest USB generation 3.1 Gen 2 with data transfer rate up to 10Gb/s
• Supports plug-n-play, hot-swapping, and backwards compatible with USB 1.1 / 2.0 / 3.0
• Each USB port provides up to 900mA power output to better support the power consumption of your connected device
• Each USB port features independent over-current protection to further protect your device
• Built-in 15-pin SATA power connector connects to the system power supply, as needed, to ensure sufficient power is supplied to the USB ports
• Dual-profile design installs into different form factor system chassis with the included full and low profile brackets

Specifications

• Chipset: Asmedia ASM1142
• Bus Type: PCIe x4
• Connector
  • 1 * 15-pin, SATA power connector, Input
  • 2 * 9-pin, USB 3.1 Gen 2, Type A, Female, Output
• Compliance: USB 3.1 Gen 2 and PCI Express 3.0 specification
• Form factor chassis installation: Full size and low-profile
• USB data transfer rate: 10Gbps / 5Gbps / 480Mbps / 12Mbps / 1.5Mbps
• Power output: Up to 900mA, each USB port
• Power consumption: 3W (max)
• Environmental Conditions
  • Operating temperature: 32 to 140 degrees F
  • Storage temperature: 14 to 158 degrees F
  • Relative humidity: 5 to 90% RH (no condensing)
• Certifications/Standards: FCC, CE, RoHS