Tango 3.0 PCIe
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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
High power bus-powered drives are supported by the current and recent line of Sonnet USB 3 cards, plus the Tango 3.0 PCIe (FW8USB3A-E) cards, but not the discontinued USB 3.0 PCIe cards (USB3-E or USB3M-E), the initial version of the Tango 3.0 PCIe card (FWUSB3-E), or any USB 2.0 cards.

If you are still having trouble, this may be a problem due to a voltage drop in the USB cable. Use the following guide to select the correct cable for your application.

In general, these cables should work with SSDs or optical drives drawing up to 2A of current:

Type........Power-Carrying Wires....Cable Outside Diameter....Maximum Cable Length
USB 2.0..........28 AWG...............................3.8mm...........................0.15m (0.5 ft)
USB 2.0..........24 AWG...............................4.7mm...........................0.3m ( 1 ft)
USB 2.0..........22 AWG...............................5.0mm..............................1m ( 3 ft)
USB 3.0..........20 AWG...............................6.0mm..............................1m ( 3 ft)

Generally, the gauge of the power-carrying wires can be inferred from the cable outside diameter.
 
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
997 I have installed my FireWire card in a Windows computer, but it is not working. What do I do?Feb-10-18
If the FireWire card doesn't function after it has been physically installed in the computer, try the legacy FireWire driver. To install the legacy driver, complete the following:

Press the Windows key + R.
Enter devmgmt.msc.
Click OK.
In Device Manager, expand IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers.
Right-click on 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller.
Click Update Driver Software.
Click Browse my computer for driver software.
Click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
Click 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller (Legacy).
Click Next.
When Windows has finished installing the driver, click Close.