IOGear Hi-Speed USB 2.0 CardBus GPU202

by Iogear

Product Details

Product Manual [1.96mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 2.4 inches ; 1.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000683E3
• Item model number: GPU202
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,993 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 28, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

IOGEAR introduces the first Dual Port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCMCIA Cardbus card (GPU202) for Macintosh and IBM compatible notebook computers. IOGEAR's USB 2.0 PCMCIA CardBus card auto configures and requires no additional drivers.

IOGEAR brings the cutting edge technology of USB 2.0 to your Macintosh PowerBook or PC Laptop. You will enjoy the convenience and newfound speed that has made USB an industry standard. IOGEAR's USB 2.0 PCMCIA Cardbus card will allow you to easily add up to 127 simultaneous USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices. This device will fit into any PCMCIA Cardbus slot.

IOGEAR's USB 2.0 PCMCIA Cardbus card will fit the need of any mobile professional who needs the speed and convenience of USB 2.0.

Requirements

• For PC Users: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP and available PCMCIA Slot
• For MAC Users: Mac OS 8.6 or greater and available PCMCIA Slot

What's in the Box

• 1 GPU202 - 2-Port USB 2.0 PCMCIA Card
• 1 Warranty Card
• 1 User Manual
• 1 Installation CD

Product Description

IOGEAR introduces the first Dual Port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCMCIA CardBus card for Macintosh and PC notebook computers. IOGEARs USB 2.0 PCMCIA CardBus card auto configures and requires no additional drivers. IOGEAR brings the cutting edge technology of USB 2.0 to your Macintosh PowerBookor PC Laptop. You will enjoy the convenience and newfound speed that has made USB an industry standard. IOGEARs USB 2.0 PCMCIA CardBus card will allow you to easily add up to 127 simultaneous USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices. This device will fit into any PCMCIA CardBus slot. IOGEARs USB 2.0 PCMCIA Cardbus card will fit the need of any mobile professional who needs the speed and convenience of USB 2.0.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great with Mac OS X, October 24, 2003

By 

Matthew Dittrich (Orange County, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IOGear Hi-Speed USB 2.0 CardBus GPU202 (Personal Computers)

I didn't see any reviews here that addressed Mac compatibility, so I thought I'd toss my hat in the ring....

Prior to OS X 10.2.8, the GPU202 worked, but only at USB 1.1 speeds. Not very helpful, since I already have built-in USB 1.1 ports on my TiBook 400. I then installed the drivers for this device, and got mixed results. The bus was definitely running at USB 2.0 speeds, but I couldn't find a consistent way to remove the GPU202 from the slot without causing system instability. :( I decided that the card-removal hassle wasn't worth it, so the GPU202 sat in a drawer unused. :(

Then along came the 10.2.8 update, and it was good. Now it works flawlessly, without the need for any extra drivers! (I uninstalled the IOGear driver before upgrading to 10.2.8.)

This is all moot if you buy a new Apple system, as they all have USB 2.0 ports built in now. But for pre-USB2 PowerBook users, this card should work great. Also, I imagine that it will work fine in Panther, although I haven't had a chance to try that out....

Here's the order of operations that I follow:

1) insert GPU202 into slot.
2) plug USB cable into GPU202.
3) do whatever you need to do.
4) unplug USB cable from GPU202.
5) use menu item to "Power Off Card."
6) remove card.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Depends on your laptop model..., January 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: IOGear Hi-Speed USB 2.0 CardBus GPU202 (Personal Computers)

I have a fujitsu E series laptop with Windows XP. The cardbus will only work with USB 1.1 peripherals.

I bought an IOGEAR 2.5in USB 2.0 external hard drive enclosure and this hangs when connected via the card, sometimes spontaniously rebooting my pc.

Writing to my new TDK USB 2.0 40x CDRW (via Roxio OR Easy CD Creator) also fails. Yes I've tried powering the cardbus (and the enclosure) to no avail. Iogear support was non responsive.

Even after a clean install of XP (for other reasons) the problem with the ION persisted.

Then tried the card with the same CDRW and Drive enclosure on my friends Dell Inspiron with XP - no problems!

So you may be delighted or you may not.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A modest upgrade at low cost, August 4, 2002

By 

"alexios" (Belleville, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: IOGear Hi-Speed USB 2.0 CardBus GPU202 (Personal Computers)

I bought this card for my 18-month old Dell Inspiron 4000. I am running Windows 2000 Pro.
Installing the card was very easy. Just plug it in and Windows will guide you to load the driver. You need at least Win 98 Second Edition to use this product.
Works OK with all my older USB 1.1 devices. I don't have any USB 2.0 devices yet so I can't atest on the speed. I am looking forward to use it with an external CDRW soon. Their prices are quite reasonable now.
The product is Hot-Swapable under Windows 2K. But you NEED to stop/remove before putting the system in standby/hibernate. Otherwise your system may behave erratically.
Alex.