Adaptec 2000300 USB 2.0 4PORT Card Kit

by Adaptec

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• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006LHO3
• Item model number: 2000300
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2002

Product Description

ADAPTEC 2connect 4000 - Your desktop Windows or Macintosh computer will be enviably compatible and open to new connections, once you've installed this high speed 4-port USB 2.0 card. The 2connect 4000 is USB 2.0 certified, with USB 1.1 compatibility. USB 2.0 Transfer Rate - Up to 480 Mbps USB 1.1 Transfer Rate - Up to 12 Mbps Full USB-IF Hi-Speed Certification - Guaranteed USB 1.1 and 2.0 compatibility and hassle-free operation

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Painless Mac install, December 12, 2003

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Timothy Read (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adaptec 2000300 USB 2.0 4PORT Card Kit (Personal Computers)

I needed to get a USB2 card for my G4 so I could run a couple newer USB2 peripherals at speeds that weren't coma-inducing.
I ran out and got this card, and it was as easy of an install as possible -- turn off the power, open the case, pop the card in, screw it in, close, reboot. OS X 10.2.6+ & 10.3 recognize this card out of the box from my experience. I haven't had any problems with this card at all since the day I bought it, and haven't given it much thought. I can't vouch for its performance in OS 9, however, since I don't boot into 9.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, January 28, 2004

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Rexr - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adaptec 2000300 USB 2.0 4PORT Card Kit (Personal Computers)

I had the card installed in 5 minutes. Popped the case, installed the card and started the computer. XP installed the correct drivers and the card works great.

5.0 out of 5 stars Works fine under Linux kernel 2.6..., June 7, 2004

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dphred "dphred" (Traverse City, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adaptec 2000300 USB 2.0 4PORT Card Kit (Personal Computers)

I've used many Adaptec SCSI controllers over the years and had good experiences with them. So when it came time to buy a USB 2.0 adapter I decided to spend the extra few bucks and go with them -- plus this card comes with a 5 year warranty.

The NEC controller chip Adaptec uses on this PCI card works fine under Linux 2.6.6. Just be sure to enable both the ECHI *and* OCHI USB host drivers in the kernel. The OCHI drivers are used when USB 1.1 devices are inserted into this 2.0 card. I didn't realize this initially and thought there was something wrong with the card when I plugged in a 1.1 device and nothing happened. And, incidentally, if your motherboard has any built-in 1.1 ports you'll probably need to include the UHCI driver as well since Intel/VIA chipsets generally use this older USB controller standard.

Linux 2.6.x is recommended for USB 2.0, but a recent 2.4.x kernel might also work if you're only trying to use USB mass storage devices.