Intended use
The product is intended to be installed in a PCI Express slot on a computer, where it provides
two internal 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.
Contents
• Plug-in card
• Low-pro
fi
le slot bracket (for installing the plug-in card in a
fl
at computer case)
• Data carrier with driver
• Operating instructions
Features
• Intended for installation in a PCI Express slot
• Two internal USB3.0 ports (backwards compatible with USB 2.0/1.1)
• Power supply connection on plug-in card (for connection with PC power adapter)
Safety instructions
The warranty will be void in the event of damage caused by failure to observe
these safety instructions! We do not assume any liability for any consequen-
tial damage!
We do not accept liability for damage to property or personal injury caused by
improper handling or non-compliance with the safety instructions! The war-
ranty will be void in such cases.
• If in doubt about how to install the device correctly, please contact an expert or a
specialist workshop and let them do the installation!
Incorrect installation can cause damage to the plug-in card and also to your com-
puter and all connected devices.
Switch off the computer into which the plug-in card is to be installed as well as all
connected devices and disconnect all devices from the mains voltage, remove the
plug from the mains! Switching off using the on/off switch is not enough!
• The product is only intended for installation and operation in a computer housing.
• The unauthorised conversion and/or modi
fi
cation of the product is inadmissible
because of safety and approval reasons (CE).
• The product is not a toy and must be kept out of the reach of children.
• Do not leave packing materials unattended. They may become dangerous
playthings for children.
• Handle the product with care, it can be damaged by impacts, blows, or accidental
drops, even from a low height.
Installation
• Open your computer’s housing and carefully remove the cover.
• Locate a free PCI Express slot, remove this slot’s cover and insert the card into the PCI
Express slot. Screw the plug-in card
fi
rmly into place and make sure it is positioned correctly
in the slot
For the installation of the plug-in card in a
fl
at computer case, a low-pro
fi
le slot
bracket is provided. Remove the long slot bracket from the plug-in card and then
install the short low-pro
fi
le slot bracket.
Connect an appropriate power connection on your PC power adapter to the connec-
tion on the plug-in card. Pay attention to the correct orientation of the connector and
do not use any force. If your PC power adapter does not have a connector, use an
appropriate adapter.
When the power connection of the plug-in card is not connected to the PC power
adapter, connected USB3 devices will not function!
• To the internal USB3.0 port of the plug-in card you can e.g. connect a corresponding connec-
tion cable of your computer case.
• If necessary,
fi
x the cable with cable ties so that it cannot obstruct the fan of your computer.
• Then, close the housing of your computer.
• Connect your computer and monitor to the mains voltage and switch on all the devices.
• If your computer does not start correctly, switch it off immediately and check all the settings
and cable connections.
It must be disconnected from the mains power supply before restarting, see above!
Driver installation
After Windows has started, it recognises the plug-in card automatically as new hardware.
Insert the provided CD into an appropriate drive on your computer.
At the time of issuing this operating manual, the driver was located as installation
program in the directory „USB 3.0 Host“ and there, in the folder „NEC“.
Start the Windows
fi
le manager and start the installation programme in the directory mentioned
above.
A restart of Windows might be required after that, before the USB3.0 ports of the plug-in card
function properly.
Operating USB devices with the plug-in card
Important:
The power supply of the plug-in card must be connected to a corresponding connec-
tor of your PC’s power adapter.
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 USB3.0 port. Simply
connect the USB device to one of the two 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 faster when operated on a USB3.0 port. How-
ever, 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 USB3.0 port on the plug-in
card.
• USB3.0 devices
In order to connect a USB3.0 device, 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 has a different shape.
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. A faster data transfer is not possible.
In order to use the fast data transfer of USB3.0, not only a USB3.0 controller is necessary but
also a USB3.0 device and an appropriate USB3.0 cable.
USB3.0 provides a theoretical data transfer of 3GBit (approx. 6000MByte/s). The practical
transfer speed depends on the devices involved in the data transfer (internal and external
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 to the household waste!
Please dispose of the device when it is no longer of use, according to the current
statutory requirements!
O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S www.conrad.com
2-Port USB3.0 PCI Express Card
Item no. 51 68 61
Version 05/13
These operating instructions are a publication by Conrad Electronic SE, Klaus-Conrad-Str. 1,
D-92240 Hirschau (www.conrad.com).
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fi
lming,
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These operating instructions represent the technical status at the time of printing. Changes in
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