Plug & Play, Hot Swapable. 16 x Super Speed USB 3.0 Ports. Compatible with USB 2.0 & USB 1.1. Blue LED to indicate power status for each port. Data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps. 16 downstream ports support super-speed (5Gbps), high-speed (480Mbps), full-speed (12Mbps), and low-speed (1.5Mbps) transmissions. Allow USB Flash drive, card reader, external hard drive and other USB peripherals for accessing or charging.