Product Overview
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
- 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 |
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1.RICOH R5U230 PCIe bridge controller. |
2.Serial EEPROM for code upgradeable. |
3.Hi quality SD push-push connecter. |
4.Expresscard 26PIN connecter. |
SDIO Compatibility List | |||||
Brand
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Model
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Chip
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Compatibility
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MR04R
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EC230
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MP230
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miniPCI-e
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ExpressCard
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Add-on card
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Atheros | SD25 | AR6102 |
Pass
|
Pass
|
Pass
|
Atheros | SD27 | AR6102 |
Pass
|
Pass
|
Pass
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Atheros | SD31 | AR6003 |
Pass
|
Pass
|
Pass
|
Atheros | SD32 | AR6003 |
Pass
|
Pass
|
Pass
|
Atheros | WB31 | AR6003+AR3001 |
Pass
|
Pass
|
Pass
|
Atheros | SD31B | AR6003 |
Pass
|
Pass
|
Pass
|
Atheros | SD32B | AR6003 |
Pass
|
Pass
|
Pass
|
SPIL | AF-N-30G | AR6003 |
Pass
|
Pass
|
Pass
|
USI | WM-AN-AT-01 | AR6003 |
Pass
|
Pass
|
Pass
|
USI | WM-BN-AQ-01 | AR6003 |
Pass
|
Pass
|
Pass
|
ASE | SAT11C | AR6003 |
Pass
|
Pass
|
Pass
|
Brand
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Model
|
Chip
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miniPCI-e
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ExpressCard
|
Add-on card
|
MR04R
|
EC230
|
MP230
|
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Notice: | |||||
EC230 Ver1.0 |
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EC230 TEST 1
Driver: SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller |
TOSHIBA
Class 10 SDHC 8GB |
TOSHIBA
UHS-1 SDXC 64GB |
SanDisk SDHC
Class UHS-1 8GB |
Read (MB/S)
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22.08 MB/S
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22.08 MB/S
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22.08 MB/S
|
Write (MB/S)
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18.50 MB/S
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12.75 MB/S
|
20.21 MB/S
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EC230 TEST 2 Driver: Ricoh PCIe SD/MMC Host Controller |
TOSHIBA
Class 10 SDHC 8GB |
TOSHIBA
UHS-1 SDXC 64GB |
SanDisk SDHC
Class UHS-1 8GB |
Read (MB/S)
|
21.38 MB/S
|
21.37 MB/S
|
21.06 MB/S
|
Write (MB/S)
|
17.77 MB/S
|
12.67 MB/S
|
19.61 MB/S
|
EC230 Package Contents |
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Unit price: US$ 120.00 |
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EC230 (SD / SDHC / SDIO Card Reader) x1
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Documents Download | |||
EC230 Brief | ![]() |
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SD cardreader comparison | ![]() |
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Test Report | ![]() |
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SDIO Compatibility | ![]() |
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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. |