[G4] USB 2.0 PCI Card for G4-400 AGP

[C. Russell]

John

I bought a CompUSA 2 port USB 2.0 card.. I had some problem initially 
with it until I found out I did not have to install any drivers for it. 
You must be running OS 10.2.8 which you say you are running. I tried 
install the driver they had on the CD and it really messed up the 
computer where I could not boot in OS X. I had a bootable OS 9 and 
booted in it and un-installed the driver. I found out that OS 10.2.8 
was the required driver. IU paid $20 for the card. I have a firewire 
and USB 2.0 enclosure which has a 120 GB Hard Drive in it. I can excess 
it with either USB 2.0 or Firewire. It is the only USB 2.0 hardware 
that I have at the present. I need to upgrade my scanner from to a USB 
2.0 as it is now I have to boot in OS 9 to use Mt SCSI scanner and that 
is the only device left for me  to get away from booting in OS 9. That 
is my limited experience on one card.

Russell


On Friday, April 16, 2004, at 05:54  PM, John Erdman wrote:

>
> I decided that I finally need to upgrade my G4-400 AGP running OS 
> 10.2.8 to add additional USB 2.0 ports. I wanted to put in a PCI card 
> that has 4 or 5 ports to cover expansion needs as my older peripherals 
> gradually bite the dust and are replaced by USB products.
>
> 	At this point I don't need additional firewire ports so the combos 
> are out. They seem to be much more expensive too.
>
> 	When I started my product research, I found a gazillion of these 
> products but none that I'm sure are fully Mac compatible. None of the 
> Belkins that I looked at say they're Mac compatible.  I've found 
> horror stories in reviews where the card was totally incompatible with 
> OS-X, others where suitable Mac drivers didn't exist, and poor 
> descriptions regarding which USB standard the card supports.
>
> 	1) Any suggestions for a card that works and has OS-X drivers 
> available?
>
> 	2) Related question: If I have the original USB ports occupied with 
> USB 1.0 peripherals will things plugged into the new card still 
> operate at the higher speeds.  Seems as if they ought to, but I wasn't 
> sure.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
>
>
>
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