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Adaptec AUA-5100 USB 2.0 6 Port Card
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The more USB Ports, the Merrier!
(5 out of 5) by J. Beardsley on May 18, 2006 (MD USA)No problems as all installing this product. So far I have three USB ports occupied, all work flawlessly and quickly. I highly recommend purchasing this card with five ports as to one with fewer. You never know when you'll need another free port.
Excellent choice for 5+1 more USB 2 connections
(5 out of 5) by Robert T. Joyce on Nov 16, 2009There's no end to the peripherals that require more, more, more USB connections, right? I researched and chose this PCI card as it had an honest 5 connections available after the super-easy install. Internal connectors aren't as convenient, but OK for things like iPods if you don't mind running a cord out of the back- it's always there when you need it. So this card has 5 external ports AND 1 internal- I'd recommend it even for your LAST open PCI slot! Price is right, install was a no-brainer, and it's trouble-free- great "Bang For The Buck"!! Beats those portable 4-way hubs in convenience and performance, for about the same money. Plus it's Adaptec!
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Incompatability issue
(2 out of 5) by Dan in Seattle on Jun 29, 2006 (Seattle, Washington)I purchased a AUA-5100 USB card a few months ago and installed it on my Dell desktop running Windows XP. It worked fine for my scanner and camera and I was happy until last week when I bought an external hard drive (A Western Digital 160 GB "My Book) with a USB hook up. I was able to install the drive and also put some data on it, but a few days later, I could no longer access the drive. In fact it was no longer listed as one of my drives.
I went to the Western Digital website and found that they have a posting in their knowledge base saying that they have compatability issues with these USB cards. I e-mailed Western Digital customer service and they agreed and said that I should get another brand of card. I sent a follow up e-mail to them to see if it was just this model hard drive and they told me that probably no Western Digital exteranl HD would work.
I then contacted Adaptec and after first denying a problem, they also told me that maybe I should try another brand of USB card. Right now I'm not sure I want anything to do with either company.
I went to the Western Digital website and found that they have a posting in their knowledge base saying that they have compatability issues with these USB cards. I e-mailed Western Digital customer service and they agreed and said that I should get another brand of card. I sent a follow up e-mail to them to see if it was just this model hard drive and they told me that probably no Western Digital exteranl HD would work.
I then contacted Adaptec and after first denying a problem, they also told me that maybe I should try another brand of USB card. Right now I'm not sure I want anything to do with either company.
9 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
Some things are not what they seem to be!
(1 out of 5) by Peter M. Sullivan on May 7, 2003 (Long Island, NY)This promising 6 port USB card caused my machine to "hang" because of the substantial overhead required by the USB 2.0 operations. I have a 3 year old 800MHZ machine with 256MB of ram. Adaptec says it requires "266MHZ or faster". I spent one hour on the phone with tech support ... trying a myriad of 'fixes' none of which worked. The tech ... said ". . . 800MHZ is marginal speed (!), a 3 year old machine predates the USB 2.0 spec and frequently the 2.0 cards will not work in a machine like this!!!" ...