Sonnet Allegro USB 3.0 4-Port
Superspeed USB 3.0 Charging PCI Express® 2.0 Card
Key Features
- Adds SuperSpeed USB Connectivity—Adds four USB 3.0 ports to your Mac Pro with PCIe slots, Windows PC, or Thunderbolt-to-PCIe card expansion chassis; transfers data up to 10x faster than over USB 2.0 connections
- Super-Powered Ports—Supports USB 3.0 bus-powered hard drives, SSDs, DVDs & Blu-ray devices with up to 2.0A per port
- Charging Ports—Supports USB 3.0 charging port handshake, and will simultaneously synch and charge iPads and other devices that support USB 3.0 charging at 1.5A per device
- Broad USB 3.0 Device Support & Compatibility—Supports storage, hubs, and other USB-IF compliant USB 3.0 devices; compatible with USB 2.0 devices
- Supports Hot-Swappable Device Connection—Plug in and disconnect peripherals without shutting off your computer
- Optimized for Thunderbolt—Provides maximum performance over Thunderbolt
- Easy Installation—Quick and easy user installation into any available PCIe slot of your computer
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Add Four Powerful SuperSpeed USB Connections to Your Mac Pro® Tower, Windows® PC, or Thunderbolt™-to-PCI Express Card Expansion System
The Allegro USB 3.0 4-Port card features a PCIe 2.0 bus interface to take advantage of your computer’s fast expansion card slots. This card installs easily into any PCI Express® (PCIe) slot that supports a full-height card, features hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection support with automatic device configuration, and works with all USB-IF compliant USB 3.0 and USB 2.0, peripherals.
Optimized for Thunderbolt
The Allegro USB 3.0 4-Port card is ideal for use in any Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion chassis, including one of Sonnet’s Echo Express™ or xMac™ Thunderbolt 2-to-PCI Express card expansion systems, offering full performance wherever you install it—now you can add SuperSpeed USB 3.0 charging connections any Mac with a Thunderbolt port.
| Part Number | USB3-4PM-E |
| Hardware | |
| Form Factor | PCIe computer card |
| Bus Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x1 |
| Peripherals Supported | Industry standard USB 3.0, 2.0, and 1.1 peripherals |
| Bus Powered Peripherals Supported | HDs, SSDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray devices up to 2A per port |
| Cables Supported | USB 3.0 with Standard-A male connector, USB 2.0 with Standard-A male connector |
| Chipset | Fresco Logic |
| RoHS Compliant | Yes |
| USB Support | |
| Number of Ports | 4 external |
| Standard | Complies with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface), EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface), and xHCI (eXtensible Host Controller Interface) standards |
| UASP | USB attached SCSI protocol supported under OS X 10.8.5+ and Windows 8.1+ |
| USB Charging | USB Battery Charging 1.2 Compliant (up to 7.5W per port) |
| Data Transfer Rate | 5 Gbps |
| Number of Devices Supported | Up to 31 |
| Hot Plug | Supports hot-pluggable and hot swappable device connection |
| Boot Support | Thunderbolt 3 Macs |
Mac Compatibility
- Mac Pro® (3,1, 4,1, 5,1, or 7,1 [2019])
(compatible with Mac Pro 3,1 PCIe 1.1 slot) - macOS 10.8.5+
- macOS Mojave compatible
Windows Compatibility
- Computer with PCIe slots
- Windows® 10, 8, 7
- Windows Server 2016, 2012, 2008 (64-bit editions)
Linux Compatibility
- Computer with PCIe slots
- Linux 4.12+ Kernel (LTS version only)
Thunderbolt Compatibility
- Mac or Windows PC via a Thunderbolt-to-PCIe Card Expansion System
- macOS 10.8.5+
- Windows 10 Build 1703 or newer (64-bit)
