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PCIe USB 3.0
Controller Card
Model: SD-PEX20139
User Manual
Ver. 2.00
Chipset: Renesas D720201
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Introduction
This PCI-Express 2.0 Usb 3.0 Host Controller Card c omplies with the Universal
Serial Bus 3.0 Specification Revision 1.0 and PCI Exp ress Generation 2
Specifica tion. The Super Speed USB 3.0 standard oper ates at 5Gbps full-duplex
mode and is 10 times faster than the USB 2.0 High-speed standard (480 Mbps). I t
is also backwards compatible with current USB 2.0 d evices running at Highspeed(480 Mb ps) , Fu ll-speed(12 Mbps), and Low-speed(1.5 Mbps) modes. This
product is an ideal choice for a desktop computer that needs larger volume and
higher speed data transfer connectivity with USB devices, such as external Hard
Disk Drives, Solid State Drives, optical drives, and more.
Features & Specifications
- Supports 2 downstream ports for all speeds
- Single-lane PCIe up to 5Gb/s
- Compliant with Universa l Serial Bus 3. 0 specification revision 1.0
- Compliant with PCI Express base Spec ification 2.0
- Supports simultaneous o peration of multiple USB 3.0, USB 2.0, and USB 1.1
devices.
- Supported Data Rates: Super speed(5G b/s), high speed(480 Mb/s), full speed(12
Mb/s), low speed(1.5Mb/s) .
- Compliant with Intel’s extensible host controller interface spe cification revision
1.0.
- Supports all USB compliant data transfer types (Control / Bulk / interrupt /
Isochronous)
- Supports all USB compliant periphera ls (e.g. keyboard, mouse, monitor, joystick)
- Internal power connector for supplying +5V power to the USB ports, with LED
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Package Con tents
- 1 x USB 3.0 PCI Express Controller Card
- 1 x User Manual
- 1 x Driver CD
System Requirements
- Supports Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/ Server 2008/, Linux kernel 2.6
- 4-pin male Molex connector
Hardware In stallation
1. Turn off the power to y our computer
2. Unplug th e power cord and remove your computers c over
3. Locate an e mpty PCIe slot on the motherboard and remove the slot br acket.
Save the bracket a nd scre w f or late r.
4. To install, carefully align the car ds bus connector with the sele cted PCIe slot on
the motherb oard. Push the board down firmly.
5. Fasten the card to the computer case with the bracket screw you previously
removed.
6. Connect the card to the Power Supply Unit via Molex connector.
7. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord
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Driver Installation
1. Insert the driver CD-ROM.
2. Find the Folder C:\Renesas\uPD72020x\ on the CD-ROM.
3. Double click the “stepup.exe” application to automatically install the drivers.
4. When the driver installation is complete, restart your compute r.
FAQ
Question: “Do I need to connect the card to the PSU via Molex connection?”
Answer: Yes, this device must be connected to the PSU to operate properly. If this
device is not supplied additional power the USB por ts may not function.
Question: I inst al le d the ca r d but it is no t rec ogn ize d in m y system?
Answer: Try reseating the card into another PCIe slot if availab le. If that fails try
updating the motherboard/BIOS. Also e nsure that any optional system updates
have been applied.
Question: I installed the car d an d the dri ve rs but t he de v ice is st i ll not wor k ing?
Answer: Uninstall the device and drive rs from the system. Reinstall the device
and, manually install the drivers.
Question: I try to install the drivers for the device but receive a Code: 10 erro r?
Answer: This indicates a failure with the drivers being installed. Please download
the latest dr ivers of the device and try again.
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Question: The device installed properly but keeps disconnecting and
reconnecting?
Answer: Certain device will install properly ye t act buggy. To r emedy this
problem download and, install the late st drivers for the device fr om the
manufactur e r website.
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Version Information
Version: 2.0 Date Updated: 3/20/2014
Changes/Fixes:
- Compiled manual information into .pdf format.
- Cleaned up wording and te xt throughout the previous 1.0 manual.
- Added troubleshooting g uides for installa ti on of dr ive r
- Added chipse t inf ormation to docum ent.
- Expanded FA Q with general information.
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