Thanks, Igor - I looked into adding a USB 3 card and found that the only
available slots on my PC are PCIe x1 - which I think is too slow to
support USB 3.0. Maybe I don't understand the specifications correctly -
I think PCIe 2.0 is needed.
Mark
On 10/28/2014 10:38 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Mark,
Just in case, - since you mentioned you were considering a USB 3.0
card, - Two years ago, I bought this card:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/696114-REG/Transcend_TS_PDU3_2_Port_USB_3_0_PCI.html
I put it into my desktop that was put into "production" back in
January of 2007.
I am not using this desktop as frequently as my laptop, but I have
some software on it that is not available elsewhere, and so, it is
very nice to be able to use the same HDDs efficiently.
I don't remember if you are using a Mac or PC, but if it is a PC, $13
is not that much to get a much better experience.
Cheers,
Igor
PS. There are more expensive cards with that have more than 2 ports, but
those are (1) more expensive, and (2) they have some additional
limitations due to the PCI-e. However, if you've got an empty PCI-e x4
(or x16) slot, I suspect you can buy something that is even better.
Also, note that the card referenced above may not adequate power to
power some "mobile" HDDs that are USB 3.0-powered (and require 0.9V).
For those, you need a card with an additional power connector (from
the power source or elsewhere). If you have any questions on this, -
feel free to ask me.
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