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StarTech.com 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART **

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Web ID: W000083186
Mfr. Part: PEX2S553
Add 2 RS-232 serial ports to your standard or small form factor computer through a PCI Express expansion slot

The PEX2S553 PCI Express serial card lets you turn a PCI Express slot into 2 RS232 (DB9) serial ports. Based on a native single chip design (no bridge chip), this 2-port serial adapter card allows you to harness the full capability offered by PCI Express (PCIe), and reducing the load applied to the CPU by as much as 48% over conventional serial cards.

The RS232 Serial Adapter Card (PEX2S553) is compatible with a broad range of operating systems including Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (32 and 64 bit), Linux Kernel 2.6.11 to 4.11.x, and MAC OS 10.4 and above.

Plus, the serial card includes an optional half-height/low profile bracket that allows the card to be installed in any PCI Express slot, regardless of the size of the computer case.

This product is a replacement for our PEX2S552 card.

Backed by a StarTech.com Lifetime warranty and free lifetime technical support.

The StarTech.com Advantage

- Native single-chip, single lane PCI Express chipset delivers true PCIe performance
- Standard and low profile/half-height bracket included to ensure fitment in any system
- Easy to install and use with full step-by-step instructions saving time and hassle

** Unless defective, this product is final sale once the packaging has been opened.

Overview
Design
Product colour:
Green
Internal:
Yes
Certification:
CE, FCC, REACH
RoHS compliance:
Yes
Features
Baud rate:
460.8 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out):
128 B
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T):
-10 - 80 C
Storage temperature (T-T):
-20 - 100 C
Operating relative humidity (H-H):
5 - 85%
Packaging data
Manual:
Yes
Package width:
145 mm
Package depth:
175 mm
Package height:
32 mm
Package weight:
151 g
Drivers included:
Yes
Features
Chipset:
ASIX - MCS9922CV-AA
Ports & interfaces
Serial interface type:
RS-232
Host interface:
PCIe
Serial ports quantity:
2
Output interface:
Serial
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin):
1
Expansion card standard:
PCIe 1.0
System requirements
Windows operating systems supported:
Windows 10,Windows 10 Education,Windows 10 Education x64,Windows 10 Enterprise,Windows 10 Enterprise x64,Windows 10 Home,Windows 10 Home x64,Windows 10 IOT Core,Windows 10 Pro,Windows 10 Pro x64,Windows 10 x64,Windows 2000,Windows 7,Windows 7 Enterprise,Windows 7 Enterprise x64,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 7 Home Premium,Windows 7 Home Premium x64,Windows 7 Professional,Windows 7 Professional x64,Windows 7 Starter,Windows 7 Starter x64,Windows 7 Ultimate,Windows 7 Ultimate x64,Windows 7 x64,Windows 8,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64,Windows 8.1,Windows 8.1 Enterprise,Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64,Windows 8.1 Pro,Windows 8.1 Pro x64,Windows 8.1 x64,Windows 95,Windows 98SE,Windows CE,Windows Vista,Windows Vista Business,Windows Vista Business x64,Windows Vista Enterprise,Windows Vista Enterprise x64,Windows Vista Home Basic,Windows Vista Home Basic x64,Windows Vista Home Premium,Windows Vista Home Premium x64,Windows Vista Ultimate,Windows Vista Ultimate x64,Windows Vista x64,Windows XP Home,Windows XP Home x64,Windows XP Professional,Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supported:
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supported:
Yes
Other operating systems supported:
DOS,Windows Embedded POSReady 2009,Windows Embedded Standard 2009,Windows XP Embedded
Server operating systems supported:
Windows Server 2003,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2016
Weight & dimensions
Width:
120 mm
Depth:
105 mm
Height:
20 mm
Weight:
61 g

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