Gear Hunter
Sonnet - USB3 PCIe card
Description
Add the Speed of USB 3.2 Gen 1 to Mac or Windows
Your computer's USB 2.0 ports are perfectly adequate for connecting mice, keyboards, and printers, but if you need to connect external storage drives, USB 2.0 ports are underpowered in more ways than one - limiting data transfer speeds to around 2530 MB/s, they can hardly be called "high performance". Most drives available today include USB 3.0 interfaces and offer significantly better performance than USB 2.0-equipped drives. Though you can connect them to your computer's USB 2.0 ports, their performance would be reduced by as much as 85 percent! Don't settle for slow performance - install a Sonnet Allegro Type A USB 3.2 PCIe 4-Port(1) card to instantly add four SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports to your system to take full advantage of today's drives' performance capabilities.
Key Features
* Adds USB 3.2 Gen 1 Connectivity - Adds four USB-A 5Gbps ports to your Mac Pro, Windows PC, or Linux computer with PCIe slots; or Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion system
* Speedy Performance - Transfers data up to 10x faster than over USB 2.0 connections
* Super-Powered Ports - Supports USB 3.0 bus-powered hard drives, SSDs, DVDs & Blu-ray devices with up to 2.0A per port
* Charging Ports - Supports USB 3.0 charging port handshake, and will simultaneously synch and charge iPads and other devices that support USB 3.0 charging at 1.5A per device
* Broad USB 3.0 Device Support & Compatibility - Supports storage, hubs, and other USB-IF compliant USB 3.0 devices; compatible with USB 2.0 devices
* Supports Hot-Swappable Device Connection - Plug in and disconnect peripherals without shutting off your computer
* Add USB 3.2 Gen 1 to Thunderbolt Expansion Systems - Add four speedy USB-A 5Gbps ports to Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion systems
* Easy Installation - Quick and easy user installation into any available PCIe slot of your computer
Specifications
HARDWARE
Form Factor: PCIe computer card
Bus Interface: PCI Express 2.0 x1
Peripherals Supported: Industry standard USB 3.2 Gen 1&2, 3.1 Gen 1&2, 3.0, 2.0, and 1.1
Bus Powered Peripherals Supported: HDs, SSDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray devices up to 2A per port(2)
Cables Supported: USB 3.0 with Standard-A male connector, USB 2.0 with Standard-A male connector(1)
Chipset: Fresco Logic
RoHS Compliant: Yes
USB SUPPORT
Number of Ports: 4 external
Standard: Complies with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface), EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface), and xHCI (eXtensible Host Controller Interface) standards
UASP: USB attached SCSI protocol supported under OS X 10.8.5+ and Windows 8.1+
USB Charging: USB Battery Charging 1.2 Compliant (up to 7.5W per port)
Data Transfer Rate: 5 Gbps
Number of Devices Supported: Up to 31
Hot Plug: Supports hot-pluggable and hot swappable device connection
Boot Support: Thunderbolt 3 Macs
Compatibility
Mac Compatibility
* Mac Pro® (3,1, 4,1, 5,1, or 7,1 [2019])
(compatible with Mac Pro 3,1 PCIe 1.1 slot)
* macOS 10.8.5+
* macOS Catalina compatible(3)
Windows Compatibility
* Computer with PCIe slots
* Windows® 10, 8, 7
* Windows Server 2016, 2012, 2008 (64-bit editions)
Linux Compatibility
* Computer with PCIe slots
* Linux 4.12+ Kernel (LTS version only)
Thunderbolt Compatibility
* Mac or Windows PC via a Thunderbolt-to-PCIe Card Expansion System
* macOS 10.8.5+
* Windows 10 Build 1703 or newer (64-bit)
