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Green circuit board with seven blue USB 3.0 ports and a gold PCIe x1 connector

SMUGDESK

SMUGDESK 7 Port USB 3.0 PCIe Expansion Card

SKU CH-4N9R-VSK29

Adds seven USB 3.0 ports via a PCIe x1 slot, delivering 5Gbps speeds without an external power adapter

  • Seven USB 3.0 ports add connectivity through a single PCIe x1 slot
  • Up to 5Gbps transfer speed, ten times faster than USB 2.0
  • Bus-powered from the PCIe slot, no external power adapter required
  • Fits PCIe x1, x4, x8 and x16 slots on Intel and AMD desktop motherboards
  • Backward compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices, works on Windows 7/8/10/11 and Linux

Seven USB 3.0 ports via PCIe x1

This SMUGDESK expansion card adds seven USB 3.0 ports to a desktop computer through a single PCIe x1 slot. It suits builders and upgraders who need more high-speed connections for external drives, cameras or flash disks. The board fits any PCIe x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot on mainstream Intel and AMD motherboards. No external power adapter is required because the card draws power directly from the slot.

Check slot availability and OS support

Verify that your motherboard has a free PCIe slot of any width from x1 to x16 before ordering. The card is compatible with Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11 as well as common Linux distributions. Driver installation is required for full operation, so confirm your chosen OS is supported. Existing USB 2.0 and 1.1 peripherals will work through the new ports without extra configuration.

Sustained transfers stay at bus-powered limits

Under continuous load the card maintains up to 5 Gbps per port, ten times the speed of USB 2.0, while drawing all power from the PCIe bus. This bus-powered design means total available current is shared across the seven ports, so very heavy simultaneous use on every port may reduce individual throughput. The backward-compatible ports still accept older USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices at their native speeds during prolonged sessions.

Highlights

  • Seven USB 3.0 ports add connectivity through a single PCIe x1 slot
  • Up to 5Gbps transfer speed, ten times faster than USB 2.0
  • Bus-powered from the PCIe slot, no external power adapter required
  • Fits PCIe x1, x4, x8 and x16 slots on Intel and AMD desktop motherboards
  • Backward compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices, works on Windows 7/8/10/11 and Linux

Specifications

No published specifications for this item yet.

Questions about this item

Does the SMUGDESK 7 Port USB 3.0 PCIe Expansion Card include any cables or brackets, or must they be purchased separately?

The card installs directly into a PCIe x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot and draws power from the slot itself, so no external power cable or adapter is required.

All seven ports are USB 3.0 at 5Gbps, so is there a different version or capacity to choose from?

This model provides seven USB 3.0 ports with a single 5Gbps specification; there are no alternative port counts or speed tiers for this card.

What does the 5Gbps headline speed mean when I connect an external hard drive to one of the seven ports?

The 5Gbps rate is the maximum theoretical bandwidth of the USB 3.0 interface; real-world transfer speeds will be lower and depend on the drive, the PCIe slot generation and system overhead.

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