RocketFish RF-P2USB3 Hardware User Manual

RF-P2USB3 USB 3.0 PCI Express Card
Express card components
Edge view
USB 3.0 ports
Side view
USB 3.0 ports
4-pin power
connector
Quick Setup Guide

General description

Congratulations on your purchase of the RF-P2USB3 dual-port USB 3.0 PCI
Express Card adapter. The USB Express Card is ideal for external storage
devices, digital cameras, web cams, networking, video devices, card readers,
external DVD writers, MP3 players, and all other USB devices.

Package contents

• USB 3.0 PCI Express Card
• Driver CD

Minimum system requirements

• PCI Express-enabled system with an available PCI Express slot.
(Recommend PCI Express 2.0)
• Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, or Windows® 7

Installing the hardware

1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord and all cables.
2 Remove your computer's case cover. See your computer's user guide for
information about removing the cover.
3 Locate an available PCI Express slot, remove the screw that secures the
backplate (the small piece of metal that covers the opening for the PCI
card on the back panel of your computer), and then remove the
backplate. If you are using slim desktop computers, change to short
backplate.
4 Carefully insert the adapter into the PCIe x1 slot, seating it firmly into the
slot. Do not touch the metal connector on the adapter.
5 Connect an available floppy 4-pin power plug from your PC's power
supply to the adapter card's 4-pin power connector.
• Short backplate
• Quick Setup Guide
PCIe
slot × 1
PCIe
slot × 16
4-pin floppy
PCI slot × 16
power plug
Power
supply