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Summary: Great USB 2.0 Card...
Review: I am running a Intel Celeron 1.0 Ghz custom built PC which only has USB 1.0 built on the motherboard.Recently, I bought a less expensive USB 2.0 card at a local retailer thinking a usb card is a usb card. I had a horrible time installing it and it never really worked right. When I purchased a Western Digital USB 2.0 External Hard Drive to add to my system is when I found out not all usb cards are created the same. The WD hard drive just would not operate on the cheaper usb 2.0 card. I could not transfer files or write to the drive without getting errors. I thought it was the hard drive but after exchanging it and getting another one only to have the same problem I determined it must be the usb controller. That is when I searched the net and looked at reviews for the best USB 2.0 card out right now. Every computer magazine website gave this card excellent reviews so I thought I would buy it from Amazon.com and give it a try. It was very easy to install and I absolutely love the added front USB port which is included in the box and fits in an open 5 1/4 bay. Since I have an older machine I did not have any front usb ports. With this in mind along with the great reviews it has been given the purchase was a no brainer. I believe the NEC drivers which this card uses makes it top notch. I would recommend this card highly.
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Summary: Nice.
Review: Installed easily. Drivers work well with xp. Updated drivers work even better. Had over 1 year and not a problem yet. UPDATE : I am in year #2 and still working perfectly. Even after being transferred through 2 other computers!
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Summary: Very pleased with this card
Review: Installing the card was easy, although I had to download drivers for my Win98se machine and reboot a couple of times. After installing the drivers my computer detected the card with no trouble. Now it works seamlessly. For anyone wondering (as I was), the bonus front bay port advertised on the Orange Micro site was included. It fits 5.5-inch bays. I didn't have a large bay free, but was able to adapt the cable to work with a 3.5-inch bay with a screwdriver, drill, and my existing bay cover. (A Dremel would have made the modifications easier, but all's well that ends well.) Now I have four additional rear USB ports and one easily-accessible front port, exactly what I wanted when I bought the card.
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Summary: Couldn't be better!
Review: This is a PCI card to add USB to an older computer; 3 slots on the back and one internal--this card included a USB slot in a drive-bay cover, which you can install if you've got a free bay on your PC, connecting it to the internal USB slot with a supplied cord. The card works great on my P3-800 at work, running Windows 2000. Installed without a bit of trouble, and works perfectly. Following the installation directions had me up and running in a few minutes, and the PC recognized the card and loaded the drivers (which I'd put on from the install CD) immediately without a single hitch. Good as it gets!
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Summary: So Easy
Review: This is my first modification on any type of computer. In fact, I did it incorrectly, and it still worked. What I mean is, you are supposed to download the driver (CDROM or online) and then install the card. Windows XP recognized it immediately and it works as advertised at 480 Mbits/sec. If you must know just one important thing about USB 2.0, remember not to unplug the peripheral device when the PC is on. Power down first, then unplug the device, be it printer, digital camera, external HD, or cordless microphone. It could result in a crash and/or data loss (Thanks to Christine for this word of advice).
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