USB 2.0 through a PCI Slot?

[zogg]

USB 2.0 through a PCI Slot?
Will I get 480 Mbs through a 33Mhz PCI slot if I buy a usb card that plugs into a normal pci slot?
I don't know but I don't think it is possible to get that kind of throughput with a pci card... correct me if I am wrong.

 

[SilentRunning]

33Mhz PCI slots are capable of 132 MBps with a big "B" for bytes (double that for 64 bit slots as opposed to 32 bit)


USB 2.0 is 480 Mbps with a little "b" for bits which is only 60 MBps

 

[zogg]

Ok...then a usb 2.0 card will only give me about half of the usb 2.0 rated speed (480 mbs) if it is plugged into a pci slot(32bit)... is that correct?

 

[SilentRunning]

Originally posted by: zogg
Ok...then a usb 2.0 card will only give me about half of the usb 2.0 rated speed (480 mbs) if it is plugged into a pci slot(32bit)... is that correct?

No, USB 2.0's rated speed is only half of what 32bit PCI is capable of.

_USB 2.0 = _60MBps=_480Mbps
32bit PCI = 132MBps=1056Mbps (@33Mhz)