Introduction

Add 4 high-speed RS-232 serial ports to your PC through a PCI expansion slot
The PCI4S550N 4-port PCI Serial card turns an available PCI slot into four RS232 serial ports - a cost-effective solution for connecting any new or old serial peripheral, with support for data transfer rates of up to 115Kbps.
The PCI Serial card is a perfect solution for connecting serial modems, POS devices, PDAs, digital cameras, printers, ISDN terminal adapters and more, to your system without having to upgrade your peripheral devices for compatibility with newer standards (e.g. USB).
Saving time and hassle, the Serial PCI card is plug-and-play ready, and can be installed in minutes, supporting Windows® 7, Server 2008 R2, Vista, XP, ME, 2000, 98, 95, NT4, 3.1, DOS® and Linux® operating systems. Plus, the serial card offers IRQ sharing to help ensure stability and consistent performance, guaranteeing convenient, hassle-free connections.
Backed by a StarTech.com lifetime warranty and free lifetime technical support.
The StarTech.com Advantage
- Guaranteed compatibility with any PC running Windows®, DOS® or Linux® for simple integration into your application
- Data transfer rates of up to 115.2 Kbps for efficient serial device performance
- Easy to install and use with full step-by-step instruction providing a hassle free serial solution

Ports & interfaces

Host interface

PCI

Output interface

Parallel

Serial ports quantity

4

Serial interface type

RS-232

Design

Internal

Y

Certification

CE, FCC, RoSH

Features

Chipset

MosChip MCS9845

FIFO (First In, First Out)

32 B

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 70 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-40 - 85 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 85%

System requirements

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 10 Education,Windows 10 Education x64,Windows 10 Enterprise,Windows 10 Enterprise x64,Windows 10 Home,Windows 10 Home x64,Windows 10 Pro,Windows 10 Pro x64,Windows 2000,Windows 2000 Professional,Windows 7 Enterprise,Windows 7 Enterprise x64,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 7 Home Premium,Windows 7 Home Premium x64,Windows 7 Professional,Windows 7 Professional x64,Windows 7 Starter,Windows 7 Starter x64,Windows 7 Ultimate,Windows 7 Ultimate x64,Windows 8,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64,Windows 8.1,Windows 8.1 Enterprise,Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64,Windows 8.1 Pro,Windows 8.1 Pro x64,Windows 8.1 x64,Windows 95,Windows 98SE,Windows ME,Windows Vista Business,Windows Vista Business x64,Windows Vista Enterprise,Windows Vista Enterprise x64,Windows Vista Home Basic,Windows Vista Home Basic x64,Windows Vista Home Premium,Windows Vista Home Premium x64,Windows Vista Ultimate,Windows Vista Ultimate x64,Windows XP Home,Windows XP Home x64,Windows XP Professional,Windows XP Professional x64

Linux operating systems supported

Y

Technical details

Sustainability certificates

RoHS

Weight & dimensions

Width

20 mm

Depth

120 mm

Height

120 mm

Weight

204 g

Packaging data

Package width

173 mm

Package depth

143 mm

Package height

31 mm

Package weight

193 g

Other features

I/O ports

4 - DB9 M

Connectivity technology

Wired

Mac compatibility

Y

Supported data transfer rates

921000 Kbits/S

Compatible operating systems

DOS, Windows 95/ 98SE/ 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ Server 2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2, Linux, & Mac OS 10.4.x & Windows XP Embedded/ POS Ready 2009/ Embedded System 2009 OS/ CE 5.0/ CE 6.0