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O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S
3+1 Port USB3.0
PCI Express Controller
Item no. 97 56 60
Intended use
The product is intended to be installed in a PCI Express slot on a computer, where it provides
four external USB3.0 ports.
This product complies with the applicable National and European requirements. All names of
companies and products are the trademarks of the respective owner. All rights reserved.
Package Contents
• Expansion card
• Short slot bracket for fl at computer cases
• CD with driver
• Operating Instructions
Features
• Intended for installation in a PCI
Express slot
• Three external USB3.0 ports (1),
backwards compatible to USB
2.0/1.1
• One internal USB3.0 port (2)
• SATA power connection (3)
• Slot bracket (4), can be ex-
changed for short slot bracket for
installation of the expansion card
in a fl at computer case
Installation
If you have no specialist knowledge of installation procedures, please arrange
for the installation to be carried out by SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL or
a suitable specialist shop.
Incorrect installation can cause damage to the expansion card and also to
your computer and all connected devices.
Caution, lethal hazard!
Switch off all connected devices and the computer in which the expansion
card is to be installed and disconnect all devices from the mains voltage by
removing the plug from the mains! Just turning off at the on/off switch is not
enough!
• Open your computer's case and carefully remove the cover.
• Locate a free PCI Express slot, remove the corresponding slot bracket and insert the card
into the slot. Screw the plug-in card tight, make sure it is positioned correctly in the PCI
Express slot!
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To install the plug-in card in a fl at computer housing, a low-profi le slot bracket is
provided. Remove the long slot bracket from the plug-in card and then install the
short, low-profi le, slot bracket.
• Connect an appropriate power jack on your PC power adapter to the SATA power connection
on the plug-in card. Pay attention to the correct orientation of the connector and do not use
any force.
If the power connection of the plug-in card is not connected to the PC power adapter,
connected USB devices will not function!
• If necessary, fi x all cables with cable ties so that they cannot obstruct the fan of your compu-
ter.
• Close the computer housing.
• Connect your computer and monitor to the mains voltage and switch on all devices.
• If your computer does not start correctly, switch it off immediately and check all the settings
and cable connections.
Before re-opening the PC, disconnect the PC from the mains voltage, see
above!
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Driver installation
• After Windows has started, it recognises the plug-in card automatically as new hardware.
Cancel this hardware recognition.
Version 09/11
• Place the enclosed CD into an appropriate drive on your computer.
• Start the installation software ("setup.exe") in the directory "USB3.0 Host \ TI" of the CD and
follow all directions of the software.
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A restart of Windows may be required before the USB3.0 ports of the plug-in card
function properly.
Connecting USB devices to the plug-in card
Important:
The SATA power supply of the plug-in card must be connected to a corresponding
connector of your PC's mains supply.
Otherwise, the USB devices connected to the plug-in card will not be recognised
correctly!
• USB2.0/1.1 devices
It is possible, of course, to operate all "old" USB2.0/1.1 devices with a USB 3.0 port. Simply
connect the USB device to one of the four USB ports on the plug-in card.
Use conventional USB2.0/1.1 connection cables to connect the devices.
Normally, USB2.0/1.1 devices do not become any faster when operated on a USB 3.0 port.
However, if the USB2.0 controller on the motherboard works relatively slowly it is possible, for
example, that USB2.0 hard disks can transfer data faster via a USB 3.0 port on the expansion
card.
• USB 3.0 devices
In order to connect a USB3.0 device to the controller, a USB3.0 cable is necessary. At fi rst
glance, the USB-A plug looks similar to a USB2.0/1.1 plug, however, it has additional internal
connector pins.
The USB-B plug on a USB3.0 cable, however, has a different shape.
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A USB3.0 hard disk enclosure can also be operated on a USB3.0/2.0/1.1 port via a conven-
tional USB2.0/1.1 cable. However, this will not enable faster data transfer.
In order to use the fast data transfer of USB3.0, not only a USB3.0 controller is necessary but
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also a USB3.0 device and an appropriate USB3.0 cable.
USB 3.0 provides theoretical data transfer of 5GBit (approx. 600MByte/s). The transfer speed
in practice depends, however, on the devices involved in the data transfer (internal and exter-
nal hard disk), the type of data (many small fi les or few large fi les) and many other factors.
Disposal
Electrical and electronic products do not belong in household waste!
Please dispose of the product, when it is no longer of use, according to the current
statutory requirements.
These operating instructions are a publication by Conrad Electronic SE, Klaus-Conrad-Str. 1,
D-92240 Hirschau (www.conrad.com).
All rights including translation reserved. Reproduction by any method, e.g. photocopy, microfi lming,
or the capture in electronic data processing systems require the prior written approval by the editor.
Reprinting, also in part, is prohibited.
These operating instructions represent the technical status at the time of printing. Changes in
technology and equipment reserved.
© Copyright 2011 by Conrad Electronic SE.