Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Product Introduction
The Super-Speed USB 3.0 Interface is the newest
revolution in the USB standard and will deliver the
bandwidth and features required by PCs, communication
devices, and consumer electronics. USB 3.0 boasts 10
times faster data transfer speeds than USB 2.0 while
being completely backwards compatible with current
USB devices and features.
This board is a Super-Speed USB 3.0 PCI Express card.
It is compliant with the PCI Express 2.0 standard and
offers up to 5Gbps data transfer speeds when connected
to USB 3.0 compliant peripherals.
This board supports all USB 3.0 High-speed devices and
is backwards compatible with current USB 2.0 and USB
1.1 devices. It’s a great choice to use with external hard
drives, flash drives, MP3 players, external DVD burners,
card readers, digital cameras, webcams, networking
devices, video devices, and all other USB devices.
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