My computer was built about the time Windows XP was released and didn't have very many USB ports. Whenever I needed my scanner, printer, or card reader, I had to unplug something else in order to plug it in. All the intructions for my external equipment said "do not use a USB expansion hub", so it was time to add an internal USB expansion card. The mother-board had several empty PCI slots, but none of the newer type expansion slots. Read more
Purchased this after two failed attempts at adding USB 2.0 to my ageing Compaq Evo D300. First of all tried an ALI card (not purchased from Ebuyer) which never worked properly. Recently ordered (from Ebuyer) a cheap Newlink (VIA chipset) card which did not work properly; would not recognise my devices or would cause pc to lock up (In the process of returning this for a refund hopefully). Read more
If your kids are of a certain age (teenagers) and are fighting to use the family pc, this won't help you! However, if they are arguing over peripheral space, (bits where you connect digital cameras etc to the pc), this will help. Our pc simply ran out of spare usb 2 ports. We had, amongst other things, 2 digital cameras. Unfortunately, many peripheral devices have usb cables where the connections to the peripheral device are different. Read more
Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Card is a USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Card produced by Belkin that delivers 480Mbps speed to USB connectivity. It is capable to transfer large amounts of data from USB 2.0-compliant products such as real-time video cameras, scanners, portable drives, and others.
The Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Card offers 5 USB 2.0 high-speed ports which four external ports and one internal port for future internal products. It al…
See moreBelkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Card is a USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Card produced by Belkin that delivers 480Mbps speed to USB connectivity. It is capable to transfer large amounts of data from USB 2.0-compliant products such as real-time video cameras, scanners, portable drives, and others.
The Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Card offers 5 USB 2.0 high-speed ports which four external ports and one internal port for future internal products. It also offers backward-compatibility with USB 1.1 devices. Furthermore, it delivers data-transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps and supports up to 127 high-speed devices and 254 full-/low-speed devices from 5 ports. It is also easy to be installed as it features Plug-and-Play. It comes with the Belkin Lifetime Warranty and technical support. Standard package include Hi-Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Card and a user manual. System requirement includes Windows® 98 SE, Me, 2000, OS, or XP with USB 2.0 support or Power Mac® computer running Mac OS® X v10.2.7 or above; and Pentium® processor-based PC with available PCI slot.
See lessBelkin’s Hi-Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Card brings astounding 480Mbps speed to USB connectivity. With a bandwidth 40 times greater than USB 1.1, it is the ideal interface for transferring extremely large amounts of data from USB 2.0-compliant products such as real-time video cameras, scanners, portable drives, and others. Belkin’s Hi-Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Card gives your computer the highest USB speeds available today.
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I installed this card. Rebooted, windows says the ports are there but nothing I plug into it will work. The drivers are installed. I have Windows XP Pro SP2.
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