Re: USB 3 card
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Nelson Green <nelsongreen84@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I need to install a USB3 card in a Dell Precision, running a stock Squeeze
>> install. Any that I should avoid, or issues I should be aware of? I see
>> there are some hits on the list, but most appear to be in Spanish and I am
>> far too rusty in that language to properly comprehend their content.
>
> I received no responses to this question (not complaining, just
> mentioning), but I have some experience to pass along in case anyone else is
> interested. Naturally I purchased a card that did not work. It was the "PPA
> International USB 3.0 SuperSpeed PCI-Express Card 2 Port". Unfortunately I
> am unable to tell anyone which chipset it incorporates, but will try to get
> it back to find out. When it did not work, a colleague offered to try it in
> his windows box, since the card came with a windows driver. It worked for
> him, and we swapped his card out. His works for me. It was a no-name brand,
> but it uses the NEC chipset, and seems to be working just fine here.
What is the pci id (lspci -vn or for Windows:
http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/find_PCI_ID.php), for both cards?
Thanks,
Kelly Clowers
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