I recently modified an unused Apple Power Mac G5 case to hold my PC. I figured I would take the opportunity to purchase a USB 3.0 PCI Card (HooToo HT-PC002) considering my PC is a couple years old and I do not have the funds to build a new PC as of now. I purchased this cheap little PCI Card and hooked it up to a new Front Panel USB/Media Card Bay (nMediaPC ZE-C288) via the 19 pin extender to the 2 USB 3.0 ports in the front. I had installed the software/firmware drivers that came with the PCI Card and everything said it was completed Okay.
The only USB 3.0 device I currently have is my Corsair 32 GB Flash Drive and I tested it but it only transferred a few 1GB files around normal USB 2.0 speed (30-40mbps). Anyway was just wondering if I am missing something, as in do I have to activate anything on the device? Below is a screenshot of my Device Manager under the USB Tree, it shows a "VIA USB 3.0 Root Hub". I am hoping to pickup a new USB 3.0 external drive soon to replace my current 500gb Free Agent Drive which I WISH was 3.0... but I got it on sale years ago.
If this can give anyone an idea if I have setup everything properly (I don't know how I couldn't.... it was a simple connector to the PCI Card's pins) please let me know. The USB 3.0 PCI Card was cheap and I figured it would help the lifespan and worthiness of this old PC for the time being. And the Front Panel Bay was a cool pickup to give me access in the front. I also flashed/updated my Bios to it's latest release, I checked my Bios settings under the USB section and saw nothing regarding "SuperSpeed" just the regular Hi/Full-Speed. If anyone knows how I can test the speeds out it would be greatly appreciated... thanks!
I transferred about 23gb and it had an average of about 55-60mbps... it started out quicker.. so I am assuming these speeds are higher than USB 2.0.....
The only USB 3.0 device I currently have is my Corsair 32 GB Flash Drive and I tested it but it only transferred a few 1GB files around normal USB 2.0 speed (30-40mbps). Anyway was just wondering if I am missing something, as in do I have to activate anything on the device? Below is a screenshot of my Device Manager under the USB Tree, it shows a "VIA USB 3.0 Root Hub". I am hoping to pickup a new USB 3.0 external drive soon to replace my current 500gb Free Agent Drive which I WISH was 3.0... but I got it on sale years ago.
If this can give anyone an idea if I have setup everything properly (I don't know how I couldn't.... it was a simple connector to the PCI Card's pins) please let me know. The USB 3.0 PCI Card was cheap and I figured it would help the lifespan and worthiness of this old PC for the time being. And the Front Panel Bay was a cool pickup to give me access in the front. I also flashed/updated my Bios to it's latest release, I checked my Bios settings under the USB section and saw nothing regarding "SuperSpeed" just the regular Hi/Full-Speed. If anyone knows how I can test the speeds out it would be greatly appreciated... thanks!
I transferred about 23gb and it had an average of about 55-60mbps... it started out quicker.. so I am assuming these speeds are higher than USB 2.0.....
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