FebSmart FS-4C-U8-Pro, FS-4C-U8S-Pro PCIE X4 USB 3.0 Expansion Card User Guide
- June 3, 2024
- FEBSmart
Table of Contents
FebSmart FS-4C-U8-Pro, FS-4C-U8S-Pro PCIE X4 USB 3.0 Expansion Card
INTRODUCTION
FS-4C-U8-Pro 4-Channel 8-Ports PCIE USB 3.0 Card. FS-4C-U8S-Pro 4-Channel 8-Ports PCIE USB 3.0 Card.
FS-4C-U8-Pro Description:
FS-4C-U8-Pro is a PCI Express to 4-Channel 20Gbps 8-Ports USB 3,0 expansion card. Provide 4X dedicated USB 3.0 channel 5Gbps,20Gbps bandwidth in total on external 4X USB 3.0 type A ports and 2X internal 19Pin USB 3.0 header.Each 19Pin USB 3.0 header will extend to 2X USB -A for PC’sfront panel or internal USB devices.Built in FebSmart Self-Powered Technology.specially designed for high power consumption USB 3.0 devices such as industrial cameras, VR-systems, VR-sensors and USB HDD/SSD enclosures. Based on 1X ASMedia ASM1812 20Gbps bridge controller chipset and 4X RENESAS NEC 5Gbps USB 3.0 host controller chipset. PCIE X4 design will work on PCIE X4,X8, X16 slot, not support PCIE X1,X2 slot. Mounted with full size bracket on USB 3.0 card,will work on standard size PCs,do not support slim PCs.
System Requirements:
- 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 driver on Windows XP,Vista,7 (32/64bit) and
- Windows Server 2003,2003R2,2008,2008R2 (32/64bit).
- Driver free on most main stream Linux systems
Package List:
- 1X FS-4C-U8-Pro,1X User manual, 1X Mini CD
- 1X Mount-screw
FS-4C-U8S-Pro Description:
FS-4C-U8S-Pro is a PCI Express to 4-Channel 20Gbps 8-Ports USB 3.0 expansion card.Provide 4X dedicated USB 3.0 channel 5Gbps,20Gbps bandwidth in total on external 4X USB 3.0 type A ports and 2X internal 19Pin USB 3.0 header.Each 19Pin USB 3.0 header will extend to 2X USB A ports for PC’s front panel or internal USB devices.Built in FebSmart Self-Powered Technology,specially designed for high power consumption USB 3.0 devices such as USB HDD/SSD enclosures industrial cameras, VR-systems,and VR-sensors.Based on 1X ASMedia ASM1812 20Gbps bridge controller chipset and 4X RENESAS NEC 5Gbps USB 3.0 host controller chipset.PCIE X4 design will work on PCIE X4,X8,X16 slot,not support PCIEX1,X2 slot.Full height bracket mounted on the UsB 3.0 card and the low profile bracket in the package,will work on slim PCs and standard size PCs.
System Requirements:
- Plug and Play on Windows 11,10,8.1,8 (32/64bit) and
- Windows Server 2012,2012R2,2016,2019,2022 (32/64 bit).
- Need to install driver on Windows XP,Vista,7 (32/64bit) and
- Windows Server 2003,2003R2,2008,2008R2 (32/64bit).
- Driver free on most main stream Linux systems
Package List:
- 1X FS-4C-U8S-Pro, 1X User manual, 1X Mini CD
- 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 of PCI Express USB cards needs 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 limitation.PCI Express slot can provide 75W max almost 12V/6.25A power in total for PCI-E devices.FebSmart adds a 1X voltage transformer chip on each USB 3.0 channel (including 1X external and 1X internal USB port) to transfer 12V to 5V and provide each channel 3A max power supply. In other words, each USB channel 2X port will get 5V/3A 15W for connected USB 3.0 devices. Most of the 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 at full speed. To protect connected USB devices and user’s data, FebSmart built-in safety electric circuit protector, voltage stable inductance, and voltage stable capacitors on each USB port. Users do not worry about data loss or burning USB devices anymore. Add superspeed, safe and easy install USB card on desktop PCs.
Add USB Card on Desktop PCS:
- Step1, Switch OFF the 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, set USB 3.0 card into an empty PCI-E slot.lf using slim PCs, users need to change the bracket to the low profile bracket for model FS-4C-U8S-Pro.
- Step3, Reattach the computer cover and put back the removed peripherals, power on a desktop computer.
Check If USB Card Was Detected on PCs:
- Users can plug in universal USB devices such as USB flash drives, keyboards, mice, etc. Check if the computer can find these devices.lf system read USB devices, which means no need to install a driver, can use these added-on USB 3.0 ports now.
- Find this added on USB card hardware in the Windows system “Device Manager and check if the system read it.
- A This Means PCs find hardware correctly and need to install drivers.
- 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 not a 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 PCIE slot for the USB card.
Install Driver on Desktop PCs
- FS-4C-U8-Pro and FS-4C-U8S-Pro are based on RENES -AS NEC USB 3,0 host controller serial and ASMedia bridge controller serial.These models share the same installation steps on Windows 11,10,8.1,8,7,XP and Windows Server 2003,2003R2,2008,2008R2,2012,2012R2,2016,2019,2 (32/64bit) systems.
- Windows 11,10,8.1,8(32/64bit) and Windows server 2012, 2012R2,2016,2019,2022 systems will auto-load driver.If it can not read on your system and read “Unknown Device” in Windows “Device Manager with “Error Code 10”, users better change to another PCI-E slot for this USB card.
- Windows XP, Vista, 7(32/64bit) and Windows server 2003, 2003R2,2008,2008R2(32/64bit) systems will read as “Unknown Device” in “Device Manager”, users need to install driver, afterward it will work.
- FS-4C-U8-Pro and FS-4C-U8S-Pro support plug and play on most mainstream Linux kernel systems.
Step1 , If users have CD-RAM, then open Mini CD, find the file folder”USB
Card”, and find the “Setup.exe”. If users do not have CD-RAM, can download
driver from Our site www.febsmart.com ,then release
the ZIP file, and find the “Setup.exe”.
Step2 , Complete driver installation.
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* Double right-click”Setup.exe” and waiting the files ready to install.- Click “Next”.
- Accept the license, click “Next”
- Click “install”
- Waiting for driver installation.
- Click “Finish”, and start using the new USB ports.
User FAQs:
How many USB 3.0 devices will be lighted simultaneously?
Actually with FebSmart’s Self-Powered technology. users can light up high-
power consumption devices in all added-on USB ports.
Why do USB devices deliver slower speeds than USB 3.0 design speeds?
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.
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.
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 claim 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 the user’s PC’s disk type when copying in files. The PC with SSD’s test speed will be faster than the PC with HDDs.
Do these USB ports still support external USB hubs?
Yes, all the added-on ports support multiple ports USB hubs.
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 PCIE slot was disabled in BIOS, users can enable the PCI-E slot in BIOS. Some PCI-E slots shared bandwidth with another slot, once that slot was occupied, this PCI-E slot will have no bandwidth. In this case, change to another PCIE slot.3.Some motherboard manufacturers defined PCI-E slot function, in this case, users better call motherboard manufacturers to get more help.
Where can I get tech support?
Contact us:support@febsmart.com Driver
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