on 03/10/6 12:42 PM, Sue Street at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi All, > > I've got a B&W G3/350, rev.2 and have 2 free PCI slots. I would like to > add some additional USB and FW slots but am not sure what cards work > best or are the most reliable in terms of performance. I'm running OS > 9.2.2 with 448 mb RAM, 60 + 6 gig HD's. I'd appreciate any suggestions > regarding which USB and FW cards will work best with my machine and what > price I can expect to pay for them. Please e-mail me off-list if you > prefer. >
In regards to firewire, practically any firewire PCI card will do. I picked one up from my local PC shop for about $29 CDN (3 port) and it works great in my PM 9500. Since you're using 9.2.2 just pop it into a free PCI slot and you're ready to go. In terms of USB cards make sure you get a card that is OHCI compliant (open host controller -I forgot what the "I" stood for). The other type of USB card is EHCI and apparently these will NOT work in any Mac. Also in order for the USB to work you'll need to download the "driver/patch" from Apple that will allow a USB card to work properly in a Mac. I believe the latest version was 1.4.1. Here's the link: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=31132 Now I'm referring to USB 1.1 NOT version 2.0. USB 2 is only supported in OSX and above. 9.2.2 doesn't support it. In fact when I boot into 9.2.2 on my B&W I get a message saying that a USB port is drawing too much power and will need to be shut down. Since you are using OS 9.2.2 you'll want to stick with USB 1.1. Keep this in mind if you are thinking of getting a USB/Firewire combo card. The new combo cards out there will usually have USB 2 ports. In my own experience it seems to be getting harder to find USB 1/firewire combo cards. However you mentioned you have 2 PCI slots available so get a USB 1.1 card and a separate firewire card. If you are thinking of using OS X you will NOT need the "driver/patch" from Apple for the USB card. Good luck. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
