Syba 3 External USB 3.0 Type A Ports and one Internal USB3.0 PCI-E x1 Expansion Card Molex Power Renesas Chipset SD-PEX20137

Just a quick update: The utility whose name I could not remember is HD_Speed. It is a free utility available from SteelBytes.com*******************************************************************************************************************************************************************Surprise, surprise. It delivers nowhere near the speeds it promised. 5 GB/s? Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!! You're killing me <holding sides> :- |Installation was simple, as I expected. I had to slightly modify the mounting bracket on the card (which required the judicious use of a pair of channel-locks). I bent the bracket upwards just a hair because when I screwed it down, the last peg of contacts pulled out of the PCIE x1 slot. Odd.A couple of points:*I did have to use the molex power connector, which required some creative re-wiring. The external would not recognize on my system until I did.*I also had to install the included drivers. Someone had posted they did not need the drivers but the card came up as unknown in my Device Manager.Strangely enough, I found 4 USB 2.0 ports I didn't remember I even had via the main board connection to a slot-mounted bracket. I removed it to free up the power connection. I 2also took advantage of the opportunity and cleaned a ton of dust out of my case and components.Here are my results. (Yours, of course, may differ)My desktop specs follow:Gigabyte GA-EP43-UD3L LGA 775 main boardIntel Q9550 Core2Quad CPU Overclocked to 3.5 GHz4 GB Kingston 800 MHz DDR2 RAM700 W PNY PSUWindows 7 SP1 64-bitI downloaded some little free utility, the name of which for the life of me I cannot remember (and now cannot even find on my system).I compared write tests between:1) (G: Drive) My brand new WD MyBook 2.0 TB USB 3.0 External2) (C: drive) WD Raptor 10K RPM SATA II 500 GB3) (F: drive) Seagate 5400 RPM SATA II 320 GBThe results:G: = max ~135 MB/s and ~109 MB/s averageC: = max ~170 MB/s and avg 131 MB/sF: = max 97 MB/s and avg 91 MB/sI did not compare it to a USB 2.0 port yet because I just really didn't feel like contorting myself again to get behind my tower.I also tested the same drives using WINSAT.exe in Windows 7. Once I figured out the syntax (it's been a very long time since I've used DOS for anything besides ipconfig) BTW from an Administrator Command Prompt it's: winsat disk -seq -write -n X :where "X" is the disk number you get from Disk Management.G: = 95 MB/sC: = 133 MB/sF: = 65 MB/sRead tests were ~5% slower on C: and G: but almost dead equal on F:. As you can see, other than the Raptor, WINSAT was not very kind. In "real" time (how long it SEEMS to take) the speed isn't too terribly bad. I'm in the process of backing everything up to reinstall a dual boot of 7 and 8 just for the hell of it. I'm even thinking of tri-booting with Ubuntu to just make my life really interesting.Anyway, F: is my music hard drive which contains just over 280 GB of my eclectic collection of just about every kind of music you could possibly want in .mp3, .flac and .ogg formats. That took about 40 minutes to move over to the external.My E: drive (WD Caviar SATA II 500 GB) has my movie collection (390 GB- ~70% AVI to 30% ISO) took just over an hour to migrate.In closing, all in all, it's OK. Not a great product but not horrible, either. Just like most things you buy nowadays, as long as you have reasonable expectations and don't buy into the hype, you won't be too disappointed.

I had a real simple plan... Install USB 3.0 connectivity in my MacPro tower. Seemed simple enough, anyway. Turns out that "Generic" cards like the Syba don't work because they don't have any drivers available for Mac. I heard that generic cards with certain chipsets (NEC) would work with older generic Mac drivers out there (LaCie, others), so I went ahead with purchase of this card, plus I needed a card that accepts internal power which the Syba does (and has a Molex connector for).Unfortunately generic cards can contain varied brands of chipsets, like Renasas, NEC, VLI, etc.. Newer Mac OS X flavors like the one in my machine now (OS X 10.8) have eliminated some older cards from being installable. I tried several. Now, because of these issues, I'm forced to give up on generics like this Syba card, which is really supplied with only a Windows Driver for it.The model number of the card driver, in case you want to check it out for yourself, is a VL80X. Bottom line, technical details weren't provided in the information by Amazon, though they were in the instructions of where to download updates (at the very back). Returning this product due to its unavailable drivers for Mac OS X (or any Mac Drivers!).Plan B (or is that C?). Will instead retry one of the two possible choices that do offer specific drivers designed for and supposedly compatible with OS X 10.8, Sonnet and CalDigit. I considered, as other users have, modifying drivers provided, but unfortunately I'm not trained to do that and don't want the card to quit on me or ruin my OS installation or other peripherals down the road. My rating of this card is 50% build quality, 25% provided info, 25% manufacturer accessories provided.CalDigit's card (BG U3 Host Adapter) however is a 'no go' because it's out of stock, probably will be for a long time. Their newer dual USB 3.0 & SATA combination card doesn't support USB power, needed by my card reader. While it might work for externally powered USB HD cabinets with separate power supplies, that is not my application. The Syba, Startech and Sonnet cards at least have external power available. Note that the power will only be applied if the driver is active. Without a working driver, the entire card doesn't work, even though the Syba is recognized by my system (shows up in System Report as driver not installed).My original problem with the Sonnet (first of three cards tried) was that it caused interference to the internal Bluetooth card picked up via the internal BT antenna. I have since learned about this issue, wired for and mounted an external BT antenna which I hope will fix that while improving performance of the internal BT. Finding the external power to run to the card was an issue which was solved easily enough by running an internal power extension cable to the card from the unused second CD/DVD drive connector. So, besides the card itself, the project cost is the extension cable, the external antenna and the time to put it all into the computer. Luckily, adding these extra parts proved easy once the research was done in the MacPro!Sonnet will be the 'charm', I now think/hope. Anyway it's the only alternative left... Don't like going backwards. Thankfully, Amazon has let me try the different boards and return those that didn't work. Kudis for that. Really though, they also bear fault for not providing the driver and compatibility information in the first place, so beware, save yourself time and agony, do the reearch. And if you have a similar application don't go cheap only to find these issues.Good luck!

This little gem of an adapter card worked seamlessly right out of the box. The drivers on the mini-CD in the box were surprisingly more current than those posted on the SYBA web site - by many months. I installed the adapter, which now gives me 2 USB 3 headers (one on my ASUS P8Z77V Premium MOBO and the other on this card). I attached an ATECH Pro 37U USB 3 media reader, which has a 19 pin cable on it to this adapter card. I checked with Station Drivers to ensure that I have the latest drivers and in fact the CD was correct and up-to-date.Note that I have all of the latest Windows 8 drivers installed on my system. I rebooted my machine expecting to be prompted to install drivers for the adapter from the CD. Nothing. I checked Device Manager and no yellow diamonds ... no error indicators. I plugged a Patriot USB 3 flash drive into the 2 ports on the card. It was immediately recognized and all of the files on it displayed. I HAD TO DO NOTHING - i.e. I did not install ANY drivers on Windows 8. Remarkable!My media reader (1 USB 3 port), my case (Cooler Master Storm Enforcer with 2 USB 3 ports), the SYBA card (2 USB 3 ports), and the USB 3 hub on my ASUS P248Q (4 ports).When everything seems to be working - out of the box and without error, I'm not going to mess with any drivers. Just savor the moment.SYBA... update your web site with the latest drivers and do us all a favor: post the date when you put the drivers on the site and state the version, release, and modification levels of the code..... PLEASE! I don't like chasing chipset manufacturers, Microsoft, et al. to ensure I'm current with my drivers. For that reason: 4 stars... not a perfect 5.

The card works very well with the card reader and its USB 3.0 port. Please note that you need a MOLEX connection for this thing to work. The manual states that you need to plug in the internal power connector if you are going to use this to charge devices and if running windows 7 plug in some usb Flash drive and use the speed booster feature.

I've had this card for quite a while now. While my pc was running Windows 7, it worked great! Really great!Once I upgraded to Windows 10 though, that's when I ran into a problem. I can't find a proper Windows 10 driver for this card, and I've tried email Syba directly and haven't received a response. The card is unusable with Windows 10, so I've had to pull it out of my system and I'm now on the hunt for a new card that properly supports Windows 10.If I can find a proper Windows 10 driver for this card, I'll bump the star rating up because it really does work well.Update on Nov. 27: After having pulled the card out of Windows 10 system a couple of months ago, I decided to try it again in a different Windows 10 system. Works like a charm. Not sure what the issue was with it being in the first system, but after a couple of days, it still seems to be humming along great in the second Windows 10 system (no driver was needed). I've upgraded my review from 3 to 4 stars. If it continues to work well, I'll come back and update again and move it up to 5 stars.

I bought this so I could connect front panel USB 3.0 ports. Overall, this card is excellent value. However, it would have been better if the card was PCIe x4 rather than PCIe x1. As it is, the PCIe bandwidth is easily saturated, especially if more than 1 port on the card is in use at the same time. It is still much faster than my old USB 2.0 front panel ports, so I consider the flaw minor, especially given the price.

If you're looking for a decent USB 3.0 PCIe X1 then get this one. I have used them to upgrade older PCs and to be able to use the USB 3.0 ports on my computer case.What's in the box:- USB 3.0 PCIe X1 card- SATA Power Male to Female Molex Power (converts SATA power to Molex)- Low profile adapter for installation in SFF PCs or Servers.- Driver CD/ManualInstallation:Plug it in to a spare PCIe X1 slot on your motherboard. On Windows 10, I didn't have to do anything to get this card working. I just plugged it in and Windows automatically got the correct Renesas drivers for the onboard chipset. I cannot comment on Windows 7 or earlier support as I do not use Windows 7 on my desktop anymore.Disclaimer:I paid full price for this product and have no affiliation with Syba. I'm just someone who wants people to know that a product is actually good.

leider geht ein steckplatz gar nicht und der zweite nur, wenn der dritte ausgesteckt ist. weiß der teufel wie das ding "denkt". jedenfalls kann ich diesen vierfach steckplatz jetzt nur für zwei usb anschlüsse verwenden. momentan reicht es, und ich habs behalten, weil es für zwei externe festplatten eingebaut wurde, aber sonst kann ich nichts anstecken, das vom pc auch erkannt wird. so muss ich weiter auf der vorderseite die steckplätze verwenden bzw bei bedarf umstecken, was ich mit diesem gerät eigentlich vermeiden wollte. schade