Y560p add USB 3.0 ExpressCard/34 [ Edited ]

[Zehnsteine]

Hi... just for Info!

I treated my Y560p, i7-2630QM, AMD HD 6570M, RAM 8GB, Win7-64bit
to one additional USB port by installing a 1 port USB 3.0 ExpressCard/34...
http://www.ebay.de/itm/1-PORT-USB-3-0-Express-Card-KARTE-Schnittstellenkarte-/220867337367?pt=PCMCIA...

http://www.harmoncity.com/Products/6173-ake-expresscard-express-to-usb-30-fl1000-34mm.aspx

The driver on the included mini-CD was very old and buggy...
I found the latest all in one driver (dated 2011-10-26) for the Fresco Logic FL-1000 chip set here...
http://www.station-drivers.com/page/fresco_logic.htm

Fresco Logic FL1000 chip set info...

http://frescologic.sunlight.tw/products_01.html

http://www.frescologic.com/products_show.php?ms=2&ps=1

All works great!

USB 2.0 copies with avg 20 MB/s, USB 3.0 with avg 70 MB/s, which is approximately 3-fold speed,
tested with a new empty, external USB 3.0, 1TB HDD (Samsung HN-M101MBB),

a  Y-Cable (with one additional USB 2.0 plug for more power), and always the same 700MB folder with mixed content.

HDD seems to be the Bottleneck.

Note: This is no benchmark test, just real life performance you could/should expect from a setup like mine!

A Happy Zehn  

[Zehnsteine · Accepted solution]

Hi...

I felt the urge to produce some benchmarks... with PC Wizard 2010, quite impressive... 

  Internal HDD, WD7500BPVT                                    Ext. HDD via USB 3.0, HN-M101MBB                    Ext. HDD via USB 2.0, HN-M101MBB

    

Zehn