Note: Even if your revision of card comes with a power socket on the card for additional power it is not needed in the Mac. There is also a driver required for using this card in Windows. It does not need a driver to work just as a USB3.0 card in OS X but there is a driver to enable high power mode for charging devices like iPads.

I dl a generic driver but cant install it.ĭoes this come with a driver or is one needed Will this tax my power supply I am going to use it for a Drobo 5 bay. Use of USB 2.0 cables between USB 3.0 devices and USB 3.0 ExpressCard34 is supported, but data transfers are limited to USB 2.0 speeds (up to 480 Mbs). Insert Sonnets USB 3.0 ExpressCard34 adapter into your MacBook Pro or PC notebook to experience the super speed of USB 3.0 connectivity firsthand. Enter Sonnets USB 3.0 ExpressCard34 adapter (1), the bottleneck breaker This Sonnet host controller is based on the new USB 3.0 standard that offers up to 10x the performance of the decade-old USB 2.0 interface.

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