I sent a follow up email directly after I sent this one saying that I was using OS 10.2.8. -----Original Message----- From: g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com [mailto:g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com] On Behalf Of Ronald Steinke Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:45 PM To: A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers. Subject: Re: [G4] Beige G3's and USB On 13 December, 2005, at 8:39:33, s* wrote: > I have 2 beige G3's. One is a 333 tower and the other a 266 > horizontal tower. Both have USB cards in them and both of them seem > to freeze from time to time. Sometimes, just the USB stops working. > I have read that this is often related to certain USB cards. Do I > need a specific USB card for these machines in order for this not to > happen or is there just a USB firmware upgrade or software required to > resolve this issue? You don't mention which version OS you are running. I found that upgrading to OS9.2.x eliminated all the hang-ups and freezing that OS 8.x let happen after installing PCI USB cards. It didn't seem to matter which brand card was installed, the OS upgrade was what worked for me. _______________________________________________ G4 mailing list G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984