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Product Description

This USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 card lets you add one USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C™ port & one USB (Universal Serial Bus)-A port to your computer, through a PCI Express slot. It enables you to upgrade your current system by adding two USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 ports to your computer & giving you access to data transfer speeds up to 10 Gbps per port. USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 (also known as USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.2 Gen 2x 1) PCIe Add-On card supports Multiple INs, maintains optimal bandwidth even when mixed speed devices are connected. Plus, by adding one USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C & one USB (Universal Serial Bus)-A port to your PC, you can easily connect legacy, modern, & future USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices, regardless of the USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector type. USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Performance By adding 10 Gbps USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports to your computer, you can harness the speed of USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 & rest assured youre ready for both current & future high-bandwidth USB (Universal Serial Bus)-A & USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C devices. With higher data throughput support, this USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 PCIe card is a necessity for external drives, drive enclosures, & many other USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 peripherals. Plus, the expansion card with SATA power enables supplemental power to the USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports (when motherboard power is insufficient) providing up to 5V 3A/15W via the USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C port & 5V 0.9A/4.5W via the USB (Universal Serial Bus)-A port. The card is ideal to be used with high performance external storage solutions. Compatible with Older USB (Universal Serial Bus) Devices Connecting older peripherals isnt a problem. This versatile dual-port USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 card is backward compatible with legacy USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 devices that use the common USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-A port, so you can eliminate the added expense & aggravation of purchasing new devices. You can also connect older devices on the USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ port using a variety of USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C cables & adapters. Easy Installation The USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 card is compatible with a broad range of Windows, mac OS & Linux operating systems. Plus, the high-quality card

Includes:: both standard-profile & low-profile brackets, making it easy to install in full or small form-factor PCs & servers. Faster Transfer Speeds with UASP The card supports USB (Universal Serial Bus) data transfer speeds of 10 Gbps. But, you can experience transfer speeds up to 70% faster than conventional USB (Universal Serial Bus), when connected to a computer that also supports UASP. With UASP you can utilize the full potential of a SATA III SSD or HDD. UASP is supported in Windows 8, mac OS (10.8 or above), & Linux. In testing, UASP performs with a 70% faster read speed & 40% faster write speed over traditional USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 at peak performance. At the same peak in testing, UASP also shows an 80% reduction in required processor resources. The PEXUSB311AC3 is backed by a Star Tech.com 2-year warranty & free lifetime technical support.