StarTech.com PEX2S553B User Manual

2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with
Breakout Cable

PEX2S553B

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Manual Revision: 01/11/2012

Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................1

Packaging Contents ................................................................................................................................. 1

System Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 1

Installation .............................................................................................. 2

Hardware Installation ..............................................................................................................................2

Driver Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 2

Verifying Installation ................................................................................................................................ 3

Specications ..........................................................................................4

Technical Support ..................................................................................5

Warranty Information ............................................................................5

Instruction Manual

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Introduction

The PEX2S553B 2-Port PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable lets you add two
RS232 serial ports using a single PCIe expansion slot. With the included break-out
cable, you can easily add two ports to a single low prole slot.

The PCIe serial card features a native single-chip design that provides optimum
reliability and speed, reducing the CPU load by up to 48% over conventional bridge­chip serial cards - a cost-eective solution for connecting legacy serial devices to PCIe
enabled computers.

The multiport PCIe Serial Adapter includes both full and low-prole/half-height
brackets for compatibility with standard and small form factor computers, and is
compatible with a broad range of operating systems, including Windows® 7/Server
2008 R2, 2003/Vista/XP (32 and 64 bit), Linux Kernel 2.6.11 and up, as well as MAC OS

10.5 and above.

This product is a replacement for our PEX2S552B card.

Backed by a StarTech.com lifetime warranty and free lifetime technical support.

Packaging Contents

• 1x 2 Port PCI-Express RS-232 Serial Card

• 1x Breakout cable

• 1x Full prole bracket

• 1x Driver CD

• 1x Instruction Manual

System Requirements

• PCI Express enabled computer system with available PCIe slot

• Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 R2/7 (32/64 bit),

Windows XP Embedded/CE5.0/CE6.0,
or Apple® Mac OS® 10.4/10.5, or Linux® kernel 2.6.11 and above

Instruction Manual

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