FebSmart FS-U2-Pro USB 3.0 PCI Express Expansion Card Instructions

PCI Express Expansion Card

FS-U2-Pro PCI-E to 2-Ports USB 3.0 Expansion Card.

FS-U2-Pro Description:

FS-U2-Pro is a PCI Express to 2-Ports 5Gbps USB 3.0 expansion card. The 2X USB-A ports will share 5Gbps bandwidth. Built-in FebSmart Self-Powered Technology. specially designed for high power consumption USB 3.0 devices such as industrial cameras, USB 3.0 HDD/SSD enclosures, VR systems, and VR sensors.lt also works with normal USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 devices such as USB flash drives, USB headphones, USB speakers, USB mice, USB keyboards, USB universal docking stations, USB KVM switches, USB hubs, etc. Based on the RENESAS NEC 5Gbps USB 3.0 host controller,it will be compatible with most Windows and Linux systems. PCI-E X1 design will work on PCI-E X1, X2, X4, X8, and X16 slots. Mounted full-size bracket on USB 3.0 card and the low profile bracket is in the package, will work on standard size PCs and slim PCs.
System Requirements:

1. Plug and Play on Windows 11,10,8.1,8 (32/64bit) and Windows Server 2012,2012R2,2016,2019,2022 (32/64bit). Need to install the driver on Windows XP, Vista,7 (32/64bit), and Windows Server 2003,2003R2,2008,2008R2 (32/64bit).
2. Driver free on most mainstream Linux systems.

Package List: FS-U2-Pro,1X User manual,1X Low profile bracket, 1X Mount- screw

FS-U4L-Pro Description:

FS-U4L-Pro is a PCI Express to 4-Ports 5Gbps USB 3.0 expansion card. The 4X USB-A ports will share 5Gbps bandwidth. Built-in FebSmart Self-Powered Technology, specially designed for high power consumption USB 3.0 devices such as industrial cameras, USB 3.0 HDD/SSD enclosures, VR systems, and VR sensors.lt also works with normal USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 devices such as USB flash drives, USB headphones, USB speakers, USB mice, USB keyboards, USB universal docking stations, USB KVM switches, USB hubs, etc. Based on the RENESAS NEC 5Gbps USB 3.0 host controller,it will be compatible with most Windows and Linux systems. PCI-E X1 design will work on PCI-E X1, X2, X4, X8, and X16 slots. Mounted full-size bracket on USB 3.0 card and the low profile bracket is in the package, will work on standard size PCs and slim PCs. System Requirements:

1. plug and Play on Windows 11,10,8.1,8 (32/64bit) and Windows Server 2012,2012R2,2016,2019,2022 (32/64bit). Need to install the driver on Windows XP, Vista,7 (32/64bit) and Windows Server 2003,2003R2,2008,2008R2 (32/64bit).
2. Driver free on most mainstream Linux systems.

Package List: FS-U4L-Pro,1X User manual,1X Low profile bracket, 1X Mount- screw

FebSmart Self-Powered Technology:

FebSmart Self-Powered Technology is a new solution to add more power supply on USB expansion cards. The old version PCI Express USB cards need to plug a power cable from the desktop computer’s power supply unit. Sometimes even if users put a power cable on a computer power supply unit,it still drops speed due to power limitations. PCI Express slot can provide 75W max almost 12V/6.25A power in total for PCI-E devices.FebSmart adds 1X voltage transformer chip on each USB 3.0 port to transfer 12V to 5V and provide each port 3A max power supply.ln other words, each USB channel 2X port will get 5V/3A 15W for connected USB 3.0 devices. Most of high power consumption devices just need around 4-8W which means this USB 3.0 expansion card can light up high power consumption devices simultaneously in full speed. To protect connected USB devices and users’ data, FebSmart built-in safety electric circuit protector, voltage stable induction -ce, and voltage stable capacitors on each USB port. Users do not worry about data loss or bum USB devices anymore. Add superspeed, safe, and easy install USB card on desktop PCs.

Add USB Card on Desktop PCs:

Steel, Switch OFF PC, unplug the computer from the main socket, and unplug the power cord and other connected peripherals. Remove the cover from the computer case.

Step2, Find the correct PCI Express slot from the motherboard, and insert the USB 3.0 card into an empty PCI-E slot.lf using slim PCs, users need to change to the low profile bracket which is in the package.

Step3, Reattach the computer cover and put back removed peripherals, power on a desktop computer.

Check If USB Card Was Detected on PCs:

1. Users can plug in universal USB devices such as USB flash drives, keyboards, mice, etc. Check if the computer can find these devices If the system read USB devices, means no need to install a driver, can use these added-on USB 3.0 ports now.
2. Find this added on USB card hardware in Windows system “Device Manager and check if the system read it.
   A, This Means PCs find hardware correctly, and need to install the driver. B, This Means USB card hardware was detected correctly and the system loaded the driver already, users can use it now. C.Means PCs can not find the added-on USB card and do not load the driver for the USB card. Users need to re-plug the USB card on the motherboard PCI-E slot, and better change to an active PCI-E slot for the USB card.

Install Driver on Desktop PCs:

1. FS-U2-Pro and FS-U4L-Pro are based on the Renesas NEC host controller.These models share the same installation steps on Windows 11,10,8.1,8,7,XP(32/64bit) and Windows Server 2003,2003R2,2008,2008R2,2012,2012R2,2016, 2019,2022 (32/64bit) systems.
2. Windows 11,10,8.1,8 (32/64bit) and Windows server 2012, 2012R2,2016,2019,2022 will load the driver automatically.lf it can not read on your system or read “Unknown Device”in Windows “Device Manager” with”Error Code 10″, users better change to another PCI-E slot for this USB card.
3. Windows XP, Vista,7(32/64bit) and Windows server 2003,2003R2,2008,2008R2(32/64bit) system will read as “Unknown Device” in “Device Manager, users need to install driver, afterward, it will work.
4. FS-U2-Pro and FS-U4L-Pro support plug-and-play on most mainstream Linux kernel systems.

Steps1, Users can download the driver from our site www.febsmart.com, then release the ZIP file, and find the “Setup.exe”.

Step2, Complete driver installation.

1. Double right-click”Setup.exe”, and Waiting files ready to install.

2. Click “Next”.

3. Accept the license, and click”Next”.

4. Click “install”.

5. Waiting for driver installation.

6. Click “Finish”,and start using the new USB ports.

User FAQs:

1. How many USB 3.0 devices will be lighted simultaneously?****

– Actually, with FebSmart Self-Powered technology, users can light up high power consumption devices in all added-on USB ports.

2. Why do USB devices deliver slower speeds than USB 3.0 design speed?****

– The USB 3.0 design speed 5Gbps/625MB/S is a theoretical speed, normal users’ devices can not reach the test condition,so the real connection speed will be less than 625MB/S.

3. Why are USB 3.0 HDD/SSD enclosures running at low speed?****

– When PCs use NVME/SATA 3.0 SSD disks,the USB 3.0 HDD/SSD enclosure’s test speed will be affected by the inside HDD or SSD.SATA 3.0 SSDs will get over 300MB/S, and SATA 3.0 HDDs will get about 100- 200MB/S. When using SATA 2.0 HDDs, the speed will be less than 100MB/S.

4. Why do USB flash drives get a very low speed?****

– Check if the flash drive is designed on USB 2.0 or USB 3.0. The USB 2.0 flash drives will get a USB 2.0 speed. The USB 3.0 flash drives had one read speed and one write speed when it was produced. Even though the manufacturer claims it is a USB 3.0 flash drive, they may only design the read speed on USB 3.0 but the write speed is much slower. The real test speed will be also affected by user PC’s disk type when copy in files. The PC with SSD’s test speed will be faster than the PC with HDDs.

5. Do these USB ports still support external USB hubs?****

– Yes, all the added-on ports support multiple ports USB hubs. 6.PCs report error code 10, how to fix this? Error Code 10 means this PCI-E slot is not active or has no bandwidth.1.Some PCI-E slot was disabled in BIOS, users can enable PCI-E slot in BIOS. 2. Some PCI-E slots shared bandwidth with another slot, once that slot was occupied, this PCIE slot will no bandwidth.ln this case, change to another PCI-E slot.3.Some motherboard manufacturers defined PCI-E slot function, in this case, users better call motherboard manufacture to get more help.

7. Where can I get tech support?****

– Contact us:[email protected] Driver download:www.febsmart.com

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