on 12/3/03 5:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Looking to add in a FireWire/USB 1.1 PCMCIA combo card AND also add in a> if
802.11b card to a Wall St. running OS 9.2.2. I will be upgrading to X later sothese cards can be made to work with X that would be good.
Any recommendations? The Wall St. fortunately has 2 card slots.
I am also looking for a combo USB and Firewire PCMCIA card for a Wallstreet running 9.2.2. I tried a card from eBay listed here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3443775374
That card did NOT work. The card appeared on the desktop but it did not recognize Firewire or USB devices. The listing claims that it supports Mac OS 8.6 and up. I have since seen what appear to be the same card with different labelling stating that they require Mac OS X. I suspect that the USB 2 aspect of the card might be causing the problem as I believe USB 2 is only supported in X? Now I have to try to get my money back. :(
I may end up with a straight Firewire PCMCIA card if I can't find a compatible combo card.
I'm not sure about the Firewire part but I have had experience with the USB cards. OS 9 includes drivers for USB cards but they aren't installed unless the card is present during installation. You can go back and install the drivers from the OS 9 installer disk but doing an "Add" in the installer. I suspect that firewire is similar.
USB 2 shouldn't be a problem AFAIK. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting
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