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Easy to install. Works on a pciE 1.1 slot and gives 2.5Gigabit connection. Actual range was in the 1.7500 but still fine tuning my home fiber network.

Has an interesting mini driver disk. I could not understand the readme that came with it, but the drivers for Win 11 Pro were simple to install. They are all from 2012. Windows Plug+Play uses driver from Jan. 2023, but is replaced. I have not seen them removed yet. Renesas installs USB 2.0 Hub, USB 3.0 Host Controller, USB 3.0 Hub, USB 3.0 Root Hub. There is also a green power light on the nearest edge of the card.

Used this to expand the number of drives in a smallish Ubuntu home server. Still testing, but seems flawless so far and transparent to the user - just more drives available. All I did was power down, plug it in the PCIe 3.0 slot, attach a couple drives, and power up. Drives were recognized immediately and accessible like all the others. They claim max throughput of 277MB/s but so far both drives tested at 500 MB/s+ the same as when plugged into the mobo ports. I assume the limited speed might occur if multiple drives were accessed at once. Since it's a server and I'm using this to add SSDs, i doubt I will ever notice any slow downs. Bonus: the 6 provided SATA cables have locking connectors and are of a reasonable length.

Maybe a Necessity if You Have a USB-C on Front Panel Header because no USB 3.2 GEN1 connector on motherboard. The PCI-E 1X to USB 3.2 GEN1 5Gbps 20pin Front Panel Header allows you to connect the USB-C front panel header to your PCI-E 1X slot

Easy install, works as expected.

Build quality looks good. Works with every drive tried. Will work as a single drive adapter as long as a compatible 4X slot is available on an older motherboard.

- The heat sink plate is WELL CONSTRUCTED and nice and thick! Make sure you mount your M.2 NVMe drives and then place the heat sink adhesive on the drives and then mount and screw the plate in place. - Note: the board has a +12V fan connector on it that is not used in this variant. Riitop sells another that is a fan-based model were a fan (in place of the plate) would normally mount. - The kit comes with a decent screwdriver you need to install the heat sink plate. I have sooo many screwdrivers now because I have ordered similar kits.

I was a little worried that I wouldn't be able to install the correct drivers as I don't have a disc drive on this pc. but windows was able to get it done without me doing anything.

The package came with a spacer and two screws which was nice. The package also contained a half height bracket that you could use instead of the full height bracket. The card has holes for all of the popular lengths.

My Asus motherboard M3A78 is about 8 years old but I'm too broke to upgrade the motherboard and the PC has been rock solid since day one. The StarTech USB 3 card adapter allowed me back up about 71-gigs of files on the C: drive (SSD) to a USB 3 docking station holding a traditional hard disk in about 10 minutes. Backups were taking 30+ minutes using the built-in USB 2.0 ports, so I'm very happy with the result. Just install the card, find the setup file on the CD and run it, then reboot. All is good.

Windows 10 x64 recognized the board immediately and no driver installation was required. Unlike another reviewer's experience, there were no issues inserting the USB plugs. While the fit is snug, if there's a problem, it's with your case.