Planet Technology UIH-420 User Manual

Introduction

UIH-420 is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub,
which is an USB cable concentrator and a
bridge between PC’s PCI interface and USB
devices. With UIH-420, there is no need to
concern about IRQ conflicts or system re­source allocations any more.

UIH-420 supports USB 2.0 high speed of
480Mbps and USB 1.1 full speed (12Mbps)
and low speed (1.5Mbps). Through the four
type-A downstream ports, up to 127 USB de­vices can be connected with just plug and play.
UIH-420 is the ideal way to make use of USB

2.0 technology.

 Package contents

 One 4 ports adapter (USB 2.0)
 One driver diskette
 One User’s Manual

 System Requirement

 Faster PC’s processor with a free PCI slot.
 Windows 98, SE, 2000, Me, XP.

 Features



USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 specifica-

tion compatibility.

 Compatible to all USB 1.1 peripheral de-

vices.

 Supports Intel UHCI (Universal Host Con-

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troller Interface) and EHCI (Enhanced
Host Controller Interface) specifications.

 Real USB-port Plug & Play, and Hot-swap

functions.

 Provides four downstream host ports and

all can work with high-speed, full speed
and low speed data transfer rate.

 Compliant with 32Bit PCI Bus Rev2.2

standard.

 Specification

Downstream port: 4 USB 2.0 series-A ports
Data rate:

Cable length

Output Voltage
Per-port:
Output Current
Per-port:
Dimensions(H*L) 62*120 mm

High speed: 480Mbps
Full speed: 12Mbps
Low speed: 1.5Mbps
Max. 2.08m with 24/28
AWG USB cable
Max. 5m with 20/28 AWG
USB cable
DC+5V

500mA

 Hardware Installation

Before installation

 Touch the exposed metal casing on your

computer's power supply before you taking
the card from its anti-static package. This
safely discharges any static electricity that

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may have built up on your body.

 Handle the card by the PCB edge only.

Avoid touching the gold-plated PCI bus
connector or the electronic components.

1. Turn your computer off and disconnect the
power cord before installing the card.

2. Remove the cover of your computer.
(Please refer to your computer owners
manual for instructions on removing the
cover)

3. Check the height of rear panel for the card
with right bracket for your PC.

4. Push the host card firmly into a free PCI
slot and ensure the gold-plated connector
is seated evenly in the PCI slot.

5. Replace th e screw in the bracket to avoid
the card falling out accidentally when plug
in the USB cable.

6. Put computer's cover on and apply power
cord back again.

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