startech.com 2 port native pci express rs232 serial adapter card with 16950 uart pex2s952
the pex2s952 pci express based serial card turns a pci express slot into 2 rs-232 db9 serial connections . the adapter card is based on a native single chip design that allows you to harness the full capability of pci express pcie - providing optimum reliability and speed while reducing the load applied to the cpu by as much as 48 over conventional bridge chip serial cards . the rs232 serial adapter card is compatible with a broad range of operating systems including windows 2000 xp 2003 vista windows 7 server 2008 r2 32 and 64 bit linux kernel 2.6.11 and up as well as mac os 10.4 and above . plus the adapter card includes an optional half-height low profile bracket that allows the card to be installed in virtually any computer case - making it that much easier to add serial ports to a pci express enabled computer regardless of the size of the computer case . backed by a startech.com lifetime warranty and free lifetime technical support .