EC230  (SD / SDHC / SDIO Card Reader)

Introduction:

SD card to Expresscard adapter is designed for high speed SD cards. You can easily add SD card to your notebook with 34/54mm ExpressCard slot.

Specification

• Compliant with ExpressCard 1.0 specification.
• Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification rev 1.1
• Compliant with SD Memory Card Specification Version 2.0
• Support SD High Capacity (SDHC)
• Compliant with SD Input / Output (SDIO) Card Specification Version 2.0
• Compliant with SD Host Controller Standard Specification Version 2.0
• Compliant with MMC MultiMediaCard Specification Version 4.1
1. Supports MMC Plus and MMC Mobile. (4bit only)

System Requirements:

• Notebook or desktop PC with an available ExpressCard slot.
• Windows 7 (32-/64-bit) / Vista (32-/64-bit) SP2 or later/ 
  XP (32-/64-bit) SP3 or later

Notice

• To use SD / SDHC Cards on Windows XP/VISTA/7 your system requires install RICOH private driver for more compatibility (download here). Otherwise your SD cards can’t work properly.
• To use SDIO wireless Cards on Windows 7, your system requires choose Microsoft SDA host inbox driver. And SP1 Update or Windows 7 (KB983177) hotfix update.
• To use SD / SDHC Memory Card Formatting Software, Please download file from SDCARD.org web-site as below:
  http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/ 
  Please backup your data before using the formatting program. 

EC230 Special design

1.RICOH R5U230 PCIe bridge controller.

2.Serial EEPROM for code upgradeable.

3.Hi quality SD push-push connecter.

4.Expresscard 26PIN connecter.

EC230 Package Contents
Unit price: US$ 120.00
EC230 (SD / SDHC / SDIO Card Reader) x1

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EC230 Brief	Taiwan	Taiwan 2 Mirror	China Mirror
SD cardreader comparison	Taiwan	Taiwan 2 Mirror	China Mirror
Test Report	Taiwan	Taiwan 2 Mirror	China Mirror
SDIO Compatibility	Taiwan	Taiwan 2 Mirror	China Mirror
To use SD / SDHC Cards on Windows XP/VISTA/7 your system requires install RICOH private driver for more compatibility (download here). Otherwise your SD cards can’t work properly
To use SDIO wireless Cards on Windows 7, your system requires choose Microsoft SDA host inbox driver. And SP1 Update or Windows 7 (KB983177) hotfix update.
To use SD / SDHC Memory Card Formatting Software, Please download file from SDCARD.org web-site as below: http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/  Please backup your data before using the formatting program.