Safeway 2-port USB card

Newest Review: ... Opti or Intel). And only then can you enter the modern world of USB plug and play! You see, I bought a USB PCI card with a ... more

... VIA chipset, but as it turned out the VIA USB chipset is flawed and doesn't work with all devices, so I bought this card which comes with an Opti chipset. My problem with the other card was that my Lexmark Z13 printer didn't work properly, but when using this card it works fine. The card itself is PCI and rather simple to install. Open up your PC, slot it in one of the white slots and switch on your PC. Even a kid could do it! All the card does is add 2 USB ports to your PC, so you can use whatever USB device...more

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Safeway 2-port USB card: Part 2 - The Good USB Card (328 words)
by - written on 23/03/02 (Very useful, 344 readings)
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What do you do if your PC hasn't got any USB ports and you need some? Get a new PC? Of course not, simply add a USB PCI card and upgrade your PC to the modern world of USB plug and play. What happens if the PCI USB card you buy is made with a rather crap VIA chipset and it doesn't work? Then spend more money buying another one with a good chipset (i.e. Opti or Intel). And only then can you enter the modern world of USB plug and play! You see, I bought a USB PCI card with a VIA chipset, but as it turned out the VIA USB chipset is flawed and doesn't work with all devices, so I bought this card which comes with an Opti chipset. My problem with the other ... Read the complete review