Belkin F5U220 USB 5 Port 2.0 PCI Card

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Summary: Fantastic with Windows XP!
Review: I also have a Dell Dimension 4100 that came with Windows ME. I upgraded to XP Home Edition. The installation was a cinch, and the internal port was quite useful as it turned out. I bought a Startech frontside usb port hub (goes into a 3.5 inch bay) and the cable needs a type a usb port to connect to. Normally the cable for the Startech would have to be connected to a port on the back of the cpu. With an internal port, I hav everything wired neatly inside the cpu.

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Summary: Belkin 5 port USB not good
Review: I am running Win 2000 pro SP4, w/SOYO Dragon Plus motherboard SY-K7V on my pc and the USB drivers have been a problem. I have had to reinstall them several times and the system has a hard time finding them on the disk. Very little support at the Belkin web site as well. I have gotten the card to run and when it does its great. But when you reboot it trys and fails to reinstall the hardware. I would not recommend this for anyone seeking to add USB 2.0 ports to their pc.

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Summary: Works great on Windows XP
Review: I own a Compaq Presario, and I wanted to upgrade to USB 2.0 for my Compact Flash Card Reader. The installation was so simple. When I turned on the computer, it loaded all the drivers automatically. I didn't even touch the thing. The speed on the Compact Flash Card Reader is amazing, much faster than the old USB 1.1 I recommend this product to anyone that wants to upgrade to USB 2.0. Plus there is an internal USB port, simply amazing.

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Summary: Simply does not work
Review: I purchased this card, installed it on a Jetway VT266 motherboard with Windows XP installed. This ruined my installation of Windows XP, and I had to reformat my drive. I thought it was simply because I had a cheap motherboard, so I tried it in my Dell - same thing. I have always purchased Beklin products in the past, but will not go near anything Beklin now. If you buy this card, it's a lucky dip as to whether or not it will work on your system. Please - buyer beware.

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Summary: Worst item ever!
Review: I recently bought this card to add on to my HP desktop computer. The card went in easy enough, but that's when the problems started. I put in the disk that came with the card, but over and over my computer wouldn't recognize the card or the program on the disk. I kept having problems occur one after another and other programs starting to fail due to this mess. After almost losing the computer on the second occasion, I was forced to take the card out of the computer. All problems ended immediately! I've had no problems with Belkin's cords and wires, but their cards and hubs, I've had nothing but trouble. Do yourselves a favor and don't get this item. It could cause you nothing but your entire computer to crash. It's not worth your hard earned money to see your computer crash and burn, is it? If you need to add a card, find yourselves a different brand. I, myself, am going to try Adaptec. Hopefully that one won't cause me the problems that I have gotten with this one.

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Summary: Belkin F5U220 USB 5 Port 2.0 PCI Card
Review: I've got a Dell Demension 4100 Computer running Windows ME. The computer came with 2 USB ports, which wasn't enough after I purchased my new Digital Camera. I decided to try adding a card to my computer, instead of just buying a hub. I have very little computer upgrade experience. To my surprise, I found adding this card a "piece of cake". I just followed the instructions, turned on my computer, and after a few butterflies in my stomach, I got the thing to work. I only gave it 4 stars, because, once installed, Windows ME DID NOT RESTART. I had to start in Safe Mode. After restarting, the driver installed and the new card works perfectly. It it didn't scare the Hell out me (Windows not loading), I'd have given it 5 stars.

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Summary: No problems with Windows ME
Review: The card and driver were installed on a Dell Dimension 4100 running Win ME with no glitches. Be sure to follow the instructions in the proper sequence. Whether it helped or not is debatable, but before I started, I:
1) disabled any anti-virus programs
2) unplugged the USB devices from the original USB 1.0 ports
3) removed the Belkin driver CD before powering down (after downloading the driver)
Scanner downloads are now lightning fast.

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Summary: No problems with Windows ME
Review: The card and driver were installed on a Dell Dimension 4100 running Win ME with no glitches. Be sure to follow the instructions in the proper sequence. Whether it helped or not is debatable, but before I started, I:
1) disabled any anti-virus programs
2) unplugged the USB devices from the original USB 1.0 ports
3) removed the Belkin driver CD before powering down (after downloading the driver)
Scanner downloads are now lightning fast.

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Summary: Great!
Review: This is a great card for expanding or adding to your USB ports! It's amazingly fast and very easy to install. I give it two very happy thumbs up.

Rating:
Summary: Great!
Review: This is a great card for expanding or adding to your USB ports! It's amazingly fast and very easy to install. I give it two very happy thumbs up.