Allegro Pro 4 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C PCIe Card (USB3C-4PM-E)
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Driver (1)
IDDownload TitleDownload LinkPost Date
977 Allegro USB 3.2 (3.1) Gen 2 (10Gbps) PCIe Driver for Windows 7 1.16.59.1Jun-11-2020
 
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FAQ (11)
IDArticle TitlePost Date
756 Do the Sonnet USB 2.0 or USB 3 cards support the Apple SuperDrive?Apr-02-22
759 My bus-powered USB 3 drive or SSD will not reliably mount or transfer data.Dec-14-19
817 Storage connected to a USB 3 PCIe card (or Tango combo card) gives an macOS error message upon wake from sleep.May-12-20
933 What versions of macOS support Allegro USB 3 cards?Apr-02-22
956 What generations of Thunderbolt chassis do Sonnet Allegro PCIe cards support?Apr-02-22
971 One or more of my ports has stopped working on my USB 3 card.Aug-24-22
1080 What is the difference between USB 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2?Apr-02-22
USB 3 is the specification revision published by the USB Implementers Forum. Dot 0, dot 1, or dot 2 is the revision level of the specification. USB 3.2 superseded USB 3.1, which superceded USB 3.0. Each version of the specification retained what was in the previous specification and added something new. USB 3.1 added 10Gbps. USB 3.2 adds 20Gbps.

Our cards have not changed. We have updated the naming on our web site to conform with the latest specification.

This chart may help...

USB 3.0____USB 3.1___________________USB 3.2________________
USB 3.0 -> USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps) --> USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
..................USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps) -> USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
.............................................................USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps)
 
1099 What makes Sonnet USB 3.2 Cards more reliable than other USB 3 cards?Apr-02-22
The uniqueness of Sonnet USB 3.2 products is each USB port has a USB power switch (MOSFET) that manages and monitors the current flow of the USB port. The USB switch limits the current draw when a new USB device is connected minimizing the voltage droop of the main USB 5V power rail, thereby protecting devices connected to other USB ports from going offline because of port power droop. The USB switch is also a very effective current limiter that does not degrade over trips the way a resettable poly-fuse would.
 
1144 Why does Sonnet use only PCIe 2 to connect the two controllers on these 4-port USB 3.2 Gen 2 cards?Apr-18-21
1149 How to configure Linux to use Allegro Pro USB card models USB3C-4PM-E and USB3-PRO-4P10-EMay-04-21
1168 If I put a usb 2.0 and 3.0 device on the same controller will the speeds for the 3.0 device drop to 2.0 like older split-port controllers?Dec-07-21