MP230 (SD / SDHC / SDIO Card Reader)
Introduction:
SD card to Add-on card adapter design for high speed SDHC cards and SDIO cards. You can easily add SD card to your Desktop PC PCI-E slot.
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- 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)
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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.
| MP230 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. |
Box Contents:
MP230 (SD / SDHC / SDIO Card Reader) x1
Low profile PCI express bracket x1
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System Requirements:
- Desktop PC with PCIe slot.
- Windows 7 (32-/64-bit) / Vista (32-/64-bit) SP2 or later/
XP (32-/64-bit) SP3 or later
| SDIO Compatibility List | ||||||
Brand |
Model |
Chip |
Compatibility |
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MR04R |
EC220-IO |
EC230 |
MP230 |
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miniPCI-e |
ExpressCard |
ExpressCard |
Add-on card |
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| Atheros | SD25 | AR6102 | Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| Atheros | SD27 | AR6102 | Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| Atheros | SD31 | AR6003 | Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| Atheros | SD32 | AR6003 | Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| Atheros | WB31 | AR6003+AR3001 | Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| Atheros | SD31B | AR6003 | Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| Atheros | SD32B | AR6003 | Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| SPIL | AF-N-30G | AR6003 | Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| USI | WM-AN-AT-01 | AR6003 | Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| USI | WM-BN-AQ-01 | AR6003 | Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| ASE | SAT11C | AR6003 | Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Brand |
Model |
Chip |
miniPCI-e |
ExpressCard |
ExpressCard |
Add-on card |
MR04R |
EC220-IO |
EC230 |
MP230 |
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| Notice: | ||||||
EC220-IO setting SD_CLK to low speed for more SDIO cards compatibility. |
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MP230 Ver1.0 |
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MP230 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) |
22.08 MB/S |
22.08 MB/S |
22.08 MB/S |
Write (MB/S) |
18.50 MB/S |
12.75 MB/S |
20.21 MB/S |
| MP230 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 |
| MP230 | |
| Unit price: US$ 50 | |
| MP230 (SD / SDHC / SDIO Card Reader) x1 ![]() |
JP1037 (Standard Height PCI express bracket) x1 ![]() |
| Documents Download | |||
| MP230 Brief | |||
| Dimension | |||
| Schematic | |||
| SD cardreader comparison | |||
| Test Report | |||
| SDIO Compatibility | |||
| 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. |
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