FebSmart FS-2C-U4-Pro PCIE X4 USB 3.0 Expansion Card Instruction Manual

FebSmart FS-2C-U4-Pro PCI-E X4 USB 3.0 Expansion Card

FS-2C-U4-Pro 2-Channel 4-Ports PCI-E USB 3.0 Card

FS-4C-U8S-Pro 4-Channel 8-Ports PCI-E USB 3.0 Card

FS-2C-U4-Pro Description

FS-2C-U4-Pro is a PCI Express to 2-Channel 10Gbps 4 – Ports USB 3.0 expansion card. Provide 2X dedicated USB 3.0 channel 1 Gbps bandwidth on 2X internal and 2X external USB-A ports. Each internal and external USB-A port shares one USB 3.0 channel Gbps speed. Built-in FebSmart Self-Powered Technology. will light up 4X max high power consumption USB 3.0 devices such as industrial cameras, VR-Systems, VR -Sensors, and SSD/HDD enclosures. Based on 1X ASMedia ASM1806 10Gbps bridge controller chipset and 2X RENESAS NEC 5Gbps USB 3.0 host control – er chipset. PCI-E X4 design works on PCI-E X4, X8, and X16 slots, not supporting PCI-E X1, and X2 slots. Mounted full height bracket on the USB 3.0 card and came with low profile bracket in the package, will work on slim PCs and standard size PCs. System Requirements:

1. Plug and Play on Windows 11, 10,8.1,8 (32164bit) and Windows Server 2012,2012R2,2016,2019,2022 (32164bit). Need to install the driver on Windows XP, Vista,7 (32164bit) and Windows Server 2003,2003R2,2008,2008R2 (32164bit).
2. Driver free on most mainstream Linux systems. Package List:
   • 1X FS-2C-U4-Pro,1X User manual,1X Mini CD,
   • 1X Mount-screw, 1X Low profile bracket

FS-4C-UBS-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 for the 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 industrial cameras, VR-Systems, VR-Sensors, and USB HDD/SSD enclosures. Based on 1X ASMedia ASM
-1812 20Gbps bridge controller chipset and 4X RENESAS NEC 5Gbps USB 3.0 host controller chipset.PCI-E X4 design will work on PCI-E X4, X8, and X16 slots.not support PCI-E X1 ,X2 slot.Mounted with a full height bracket on the USB 3.0 card and coming with a low profile bracket in the package, will work on slim PCs and standard-size PCs.

System Requirements

1.  Plug and Play on Windows 11, 10,8.1,8 (32164bit) and Windows Server 2012,2012R2,2016,2019,2022 (32164bit). Need to install the driver on Windows XP, Vista,7 (32164bit) and Windows Server 2003,2003R2,2008,2008R2 (32164bit).
2.  Driver free on most mainstream Linux systems

Package List

• 1X FS-4C-U8S-Pro, 1X User manual, 1X Mini CD
• 1X Low profile bracket, 1X Mount-screw

Find this added-on USB card hardware in the Windows system “Device Manager” and check if the system read it.

• This means PCs find hardware correctly and need to install a driver. B, This Means USB card hardware was detected correctly and the system loaded the driver already, users can use it now.
• This means PCs can not find the added-on USB card and not load the driver for the USB card. Users need to re-plug the USB card into the motherboard PCIe slot. and better change to an active PCI-E slot for the USB card.

Install Driver on Desktop PCs

1.  FS-2C-U4-Pro and FS-4C-U8S-Pro are based on REN ES -AS NEC host controller serial and ASMedia bridge controller serial chipset. 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 (32164bit) systems.

2.  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 an active PCI-E slot for this USB card.

3.  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 the driver. afterward, it will work.

4.  FS-2C-U4-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 the driver from our site www.febsmart.com,then release the ZIP file, and find the “Setup. axe”.

Step2
Complete driver installation.

1.  Double-right-click “Setup. axe” and waiting the files ready to install.
2. Click ‘Next’.

FebSmart Self-Powered Technology

FebSmart Self-Powered Technology is a new solution to add more power supply to 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 1X voltage transformer chip on each USB 3.0 channel
(include 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 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, and voltage stable inductance. 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, and insert a USB 3.0 card into an empty PCI-E slot. If using slim PCs, users need to change to the low profile bracket in the package.

Step3
Reattach the computer cover and put back the 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.
2. 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.
3. Click “install”.
4. Accept the license. Click “Next”.
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’s 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 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.

3. Why are USB 3.0 HDD/SSD enclosures running at low speed?
   When PC’s using NVME/SATA 3.0 SSD disks. the USB 3.0 HDD/SSD enclosure’s test speed will be affected by the inside HOD 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 1 MB/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 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.

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 the PCI-E slot in BIOS.
   2. 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 PCI-E slot.3.Some motherboard manufacturers defined PCI-E slot function, in this case, users better call motherboard manufacturers to get more help.

7. Where can I get tech support?
   Contact us:[email protected] Driver download:www.febsmart.com

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