On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:20:52 +0100 Mark Rogers mark@more-solutions.co.uk wrote:
I've bought a number of USB3 cards in the past which usually work for a while but never for long. Maybe a reboot will bring them back to life, maybe it won't!
Any recommendations for a good USB3 card for Linux (Ubuntu)? It'll be mainly used for accessing external USB drives, which may be connected 24/7.
Can't comment on whether the card I have will work in Ubuntu as I don't use it but the card I have has worked for some months with a Seagate USB 1TB drive which I shuffle between this machine and my Humax satellite box.
Under 'Hardware' my machine reports it as VL80x xHCI USB 3.0 Controller from VIA Techologies.
I've just found the box for it. That just says 'Super Speed USB 3.0 PCI-Express Card with 4 External Ports' and has a price tag of £25 on it.
I can't remember where I bought it sadly but I see that Amazon do loads of them slightly cheaper.
required, although I assume I'll still need to supply additional power to the card?)
I don't recall having to do that although my memory may well be playing tricks on me again.