No, you won't be able to locate drivers for a USB 3.0 PCI card on this Chinese site.
No, you won't be able to locate drivers for a USB 3.0 PCI card on this Chinese site.
I purchased a Chinese Maiwo 4x USB 3.0 PCI-E card, which actually came with a CD, though I didn’t receive one (I bought it from a local shop). When I filed a complaint, they only suggested using Device Manager, which I was already familiar with. Based on what I could tell, the model is Maiwo KC005 and I have the receipt, so I could return it. However, I have many tasks ahead in the next few days, so I’m hesitant to send it back right now. I’m planning to look for another PCI card at local stores, etc. Their website is in Chinese, so I tried translating parts of it with Google, but there’s a lot to cover and possibly I missed something. Maybe someone here speaks Chinese? Here’s the link: http://www.maiwo.hk/
Can't find pictures with the card.... can you take some pictures of the card? There should be a chip on the card, which creates those 4 usb ports. What does it say on the chip? The most popular usb controller chips are probably less than 5-10 different ones, so you could probably search for a usb controller card that uses the same chip, then go on that usb controller's card page and download that card's driver and use them. If there's heatsink on chip or nothing printed on it, go in device manager, select properties on the usb controller entry which seems to have problems , select the Details tab and look at the Hardware IDs If you have those codes, you can google them and find out what chip you have. In the picture below I have Vendor ID : 8086 Device ID : 1E26 so if I search in Google "usb 8086 1e26" i easily find out it's a USB 3 controller made by Intel. There's also sites with databases of those IDs for example : https://devicehunt.com/search/type/pci/v...evice/1E26 You can type your numbers in that search box on the page.
The emblem on the chip suggests it could be a NEC controller from Renesas, though this is uncertain. It might correspond to a NEC720201 model, which would likely lack a Windows 10 driver. The available driver supports up to Windows 8.1 if confirmed as such.
The sole USB PCIe card mentioned is the 2-port model KC001. I checked the website but couldn't locate a downloadable driver.
I removed the chip and confirmed it's an VLI 805 processor. Their website mentions Windows 10 support, but I couldn't locate a driver for it. I found some outdated drivers claiming compatibility with XP, 7, 8, 8.1, though they don’t offer installation assistance.
Well, think critically. You now understand the chip model is VL805. As I mentioned earlier, search for other controllers that support VL805 by entering "VL805 usb controller card shop" into a search engine. From the initial results, three options stood out:
1. DIGITUS 4-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Add-on Card – supports VL805 chipset, available for download with a 130 MB file. The documentation mentions compatibility with Windows 10, though it doesn't explicitly state it.
2. STARTECH PEXUSB3S42 – a 4-port PCI Express USB 3.0 card, also compatible with VL805. You can find more info and driver support on their site.
3. Orico controller card – a reliable brand with a dedicated website offering drivers for VL805 models.
You can explore these options further and check the latest driver updates if needed.
I attempted to remove the stock drivers for Windows installed... possibly did that, but it seems I actually caused more issues. Before, the Device Manager displayed a different layout, now it shows the USB 3.0 root kit and the Generic USB hoob (the third item in the row) is missing. After restarting and reinserting the card didn’t help. I hadn’t tried booting the system without the PC yet, then shutting it down and reinserting the card to test.
I also emailed VIA about the issue: VL805 doesn’t have a vender USB3.0 driver; it uses the Win10 inbox driver. Windows should automatically install the USB 3.0 driver for this card. It looks like the problem stems from something deleted in Device Manager—possibly the root kit or USB hoob—so I need to restore those and then try using Driverpack or something similar.
I resolved the issue, it turned out the component was just damaged. I took it to a service technician who tested various operating systems, drivers, and software updates. He tried multiple drivers—driverpack, driverbooster, etc.—and even reached out to the part distributor, who provided a driver that wasn’t listed online. After several days, the shop where I purchased it asked them to test it themselves, but they also couldn’t resolve it. Eventually, they replaced another PCIe card of the same type, and it worked immediately. So, if you encounter similar problems, especially with lower-quality parts, it’s possible you bought a faulty component.
Same problem, Windows fails to read the card, driver updates don’t work, etc. The main issue? The PCIe card functions poorly under Linux. It lights up and loads the USB thumb drive when inserted. I’ve tried both native Windows and a VM with PCIe passthrough—an M.2 SSD is recognized without issues.