PCIe controller AXAGON with 2× USB-A and 2× internal USB 5 Gbps, UASP, low profile, SATA power














PCIe controller AXAGON with 2× USB-A and 2× internal USB 5 Gbps, UASP, low profile, SATA power
The PCIe card adds up to 4 USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1) ports to your PC. Two are exposed as USB-A on the rear bracket, and two more are provided via an internal 19-pin USB header for connecting the case’s front USB ports or internal devices. The controller is built on a Renesas chipset with UASP for faster work with external SSDs and reliable compatibility.
Controller power is supplied via a 15-pin SATA connector from the PC PSU. The card supports Plug and Play, Hot Plug, and simultaneous operation of USB 5 Gbps / USB 2.0 / USB 1.1 devices. A low-profile bracket for SFF cases is included.
Main advantages:
- 4× USB (2× external USB-A, 2× internal via 19-pin header)
- Speeds up to 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1), UASP support
- Renesas chipset for top-notch compatibility
- SATA 15-pin power, stable operation
- Plug and Play, Hot Plug, low-profile bracket included
Specifications
- Interface
- PCI-Express 2.0, compatible with PCIe 1.0a / 1.1 / 2.1 / 3.0 / 4.0
- Lane count
- 1-Lane (x1), compatible with x1 / x4 / x8 / x16 slots
- Bus throughput
- PCIe 2.0 x1 up to 5 Gbps
- Power
- 15-pin SATA (internal connector from PC PSU)
- External ports
- 2× USB 5 Gbps (USB-A, female) on the bracket
- Internal ports
- 1× 19-pin USB 5 Gbps header (2 ports) for front panel / internal reader
- USB standard
- USB 5 Gbps (formerly USB 3.2 Gen 1 / USB 3.0)
- USB compatibility
- Compatible with USB 3.2 Gen 2; backward compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1
- Transfer rates
- 5000 / 480 / 12 / 1.5 Mb/s
- Limitation with PCIe 1.0
- Theoretical maximum approx. 2500 Mb/s
- Features
- Plug and Play, Hot Plug, simultaneous operation of USB 5 Gbps / 2.0 / 1.1
- UASP
- USB Attached SCSI support (Windows 8 and newer)
- xHCI
- Compliant with xHCI rev. 1.0 (USB-IF)
- Chipset
- Renesas PD720201
- Operating systems
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11; Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2012 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022 (32/64-bit); Linux kernel 2.6.31+
- Drivers
- Required for Windows XP / Vista / 7; not required for Linux and Windows 8+ (part of OS)
- Accessories
- Low-profile bracket (LP bracket)