Sonnet - Tango Express USB: USB 2.0 PCI Express Card

Add Plenty of Ports for Peripherals
Everybody with a computer has peripherals with USB or FireWire® connectors—keyboards, mice, printers, scanners, digital cameras, iPod® mobile digital devices, external drives, DV camcorders, to name a few, but computers never seem to have enough ports to connect them all. Plug and unplug peripherals all the time—talk about inconvenient. Hubs—who needs them? Install a Tango™ Express card into your computer to instantly add the USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 ports you need!

Sonnet's Tango Express features three USB 2.0 and two FireWire 400 ports, each independently powered and capable of supporting bus-powered peripherals (devices that can work without a separate power supply, including some external drives and scanners). Adding a card is superior to daisy-chaining devices, because a card adds independent bandwidth. Best of all, Tango Express offers simple plug and play installation—you'll be more connected in minutes.

Key Benefits

Simple way to add more USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 ports to any compatible computer

Easy installation—plug and play—no drivers to install

Supports simultaneous low-, full-, and hi-speed device connections—maximizes performance for each port

Provides fast interface to download videos from your digital camcorder, transfer files to external drives, and more

Supports hot-swappable device connection—plug in and disconnect peripherals without shutting off your computer

Mac Compatibility

Mac® Pro

Power Mac® G5(with PCI Express slots)

Mac OS® X Version 10.5.2+, 10.4⁽¹⁾, or 10.3⁽¹⁾

Windows Compatibility

PC with PCI Express slot

Windows® Vista

Windows XP SP2

Technical Specifications

Part No.	FWUSB2-E
Hardware
Warranty	1-year limited warranty
RoHS Compliant	Yes
Bus Interface	PCI Express x1
Peripherals Supported	Supports all industry standard USB 1.1/2.0 and FireWire 400 peripherals
Cables Supported	6-pin male FireWire 400 cables; USB cables with "A"-type connector
Target Disk Mode	Not supported
Package Contents	Tango Express FireWire/USB 2.0 adapter card, quick start guide
FireWire Support
Number of Ports	2 external
Standard	IEEE 1394A compliant
Data Transfer Rate	100/200/400 Mbits/s
Number of Devices Supported	Up to 63 (data only)
Hot Plug	Supports hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection
USB Support
Number of Ports	3 external
Standard	USB Specification v. 1.0/1.1/2.0 compatible. Complies with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) and EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface)
Data Transfer Rate	USB 2.0: 480 Mbits/s; USB 1.1: 12 Mbits/s
Number of Devices Supported	Up to 127
Hot Plug	Supports hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection

Specifications subject to change without notice.

FireWire 400/USB 2.0 PCI Express Card for Mac & Windows

Everybody with a computer has peripherals with USB or FireWire connectors—keyboards, mice, printers, scanners, digital cameras, iPod mobile digital devices, external drives, DV camcorders, to name a few, but computers never seem to have enough ports to connect them all.

Technical Notes:
⁽¹⁾Deep Sleep not supported under Mac OS X Versions 10.4 or 10.3.