Perfect product for old mainboards

This card works perfect at the high USB2.0 speed. Installation on my Win2000 was truly plug and play, didn't even need to install the drivers from the CD that came with the card.

The card is a PCI 2.1 spec, which means it will run with old mainboards. The reason is that old boards don't support 3.3 Volts which is mandatory for PCI2.2, which was introduced 1999. When your bought your mainboard or computer before 2001 you have to go with this card (or any other PCI 2.1)

I use this card with an ASUS P2B board and it works perfect. I failed with two other USB2.0 cards before until I found out about the different PCI specs.

It gets very very hot...

Hi got one of these.. seems to work ok.. but a little flakey with modem , iPod and printer connected..

Also once the external power is on the hub get too hot to comfortably touch.. even once the PC is powered off.. (I would not want to stack these.. ).

Not wanting anything that hot on my desk mine has been returned..

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Don't Buy Unless You Have A Modem

This router works in conjunction with a modem, if you do not have a modem, you might want to look elsewhere. Unfortunetly, this was not mentioned in Amazon's add and they are charging me for returning it (unopened).

Light in a Dark Place

The rear of my PC is hidden in darkess under my desk. Up to now plugging or unplugging a cable has always involved gymnastics, balancing on elbows and holding a torch on one hand while trying to carry out the job with the other. I bought this cable mostly as a novelty but it fully illuminates the area behind my PC making all these grotty jobs much easier. An unexpected surprise.

It does actually work sometimes!

Ok, it really does have all the faults previously mentioned but I've been using it successfully to share a keyboard, screen and mouse between a PC and Mac, for the past couple of months.

I think where it falls down is in terms of usability. My first Belkin Soho was bricked because of a firmware update. Credit to Belkin because they replaced it, but this time I got them to do the update at their end. You shouldn't have to do this, but since then my Belkin Soho has worked fine.

I've also managed to squeeze in two USB cables despite the power cord getting in the way - I forced in the one closest to the power cord and it works. I've had to since the specially designated keyboard usb port doesn't seem to work. I've also managed to get the cover on but, as has been mentioned, it's a tight squeeze.

Overall then, I've given this a relatively high score of three stars because, despite its faults (and they are legion), it has worked for me faultlessly and it does actually work properly if you have the right firmware installed (but you shouldn't have to get the manufacturer to install the update for you, so it loses two stars for this).

Works with ALL systems I have

Works perfectly with my desktop computers for transferring files to/from mobile and PDA... No probs at all!! I think it came with a CD and manual which I have not (and probably never will) use. Plug n play at it's easiest with this blutooth device!!! AND GREAT RANGE TOO!! (running windows xp SP2 home/proff on all sytems). ***Best prices available***