USB 2.0 cards for G5
Stephen Bedford <sbedfordmac.com>
that provides at least 4 extrenal USB 2 ports that run at USB 2.0 speeds
ideally with out the installation of an additional driver. Does anyone
have experience of such a card and can recommend a make & model?Thanks.
Shawn Hearn
Why not just plug a powered USB 2.0 hub into your G5's existing USB 2.0
port?
Gregory Weston
Shawn Hearn <sr...@comcast.net> wrote:
Because hubs split the available bandwidth and require another cord
plugged into the wall if you want to use bus-powered devices.
I've got a Belkin F5U220 that works quite well in my G5.
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Malcolm
wrote:
> In <uce-E0BBA8.0...@comcast.dca.giganews.com> Gregory Weston
> wrote:
> > In article <srhi-DC227F.2...@news.giganews.com>,
> > Shawn Hearn <sr...@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> In article <20050321205...@nntp.dsl.pipex.com>,
> >> Stephen Bedford <sbedford<at>mac.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I am looking for a PCI card compatible with a PowerMac G5 (ie 3.3V
> >> > cards) that provides at least 4 extrenal USB 2 ports that run at
> >> > USB 2.0 speeds ideally with out the installation of an additional
> >> > driver. Does anyone have experience of such a card and can
> >> > recommend a make & model?Thanks.
> >>
> ..
> >
> > I've got a Belkin F5U220 that works quite well in my G5.
> >
> Looked at the Belkin UK site and it states:
>
> "Mac OS X (requires third-party drivers for USB 2.0 Speed)"
That was before Panther. OSX 3 has USB 2.0 drivers builtin.
>
> Have you installed extra drivers? If not, do you get USB 2.0 speed? Do
> devices connected to it show up under USB High-Speed Bus in System
> Profiler? eg I have a USB 2.0 card reader which I definitely want to
> work as fast as possible (which I cannot be more than 10x USB 1.1 speed
> for this device with the memory cards I have [66x], but is realistically
> nearer 3 - 5x USB 1.1):
>
> USB Bus
> deskjet 5550
> USB High-Speed Bus
> USB Storage Device
Stephen Bedford <sbedfordmac.com>
> Shawn Hearn <sr...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> In article <20050321205...@nntp.dsl.pipex.com>,
>> Stephen Bedford <sbedford<at>mac.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I am looking for a PCI card compatible with a PowerMac G5 (ie 3.3V
>> > cards) that provides at least 4 extrenal USB 2 ports that run at
>> > USB 2.0 speeds ideally with out the installation of an additional
>> > driver. Does anyone have experience of such a card and can
>> > recommend a make & model?Thanks.
>>
>
> I've got a Belkin F5U220 that works quite well in my G5.
>
"Mac OS X (requires third-party drivers for USB 2.0 Speed)"
Have you installed extra drivers? If not, do you get USB 2.0 speed? Do
Stephen Bedford <sbedfordmac.com>
> Shawn Hearn <sr...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> In article <20050321205...@nntp.dsl.pipex.com>,
>> Stephen Bedford <sbedford<at>mac.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I am looking for a PCI card compatible with a PowerMac G5 (ie 3.3V
>> > cards) that provides at least 4 extrenal USB 2 ports that run at
>> > USB 2.0 speeds ideally with out the installation of an additional
>> > driver. Does anyone have experience of such a card and can
>> > recommend a make & model?Thanks.
>>
>> Why not just plug a powered USB 2.0 hub into your G5's existing USB 2.
>> 0 port?
>
> Because hubs split the available bandwidth and require another cord
> plugged into the wall if you want to use bus-powered devices.
>
> I've got a Belkin F5U220 that works quite well in my G5.
>
Yes, that's the reason I want a card. I want severel more USB 2.0 ports
with plenty of bandwidth on each. Plus it's tidying than having another
box sitteing around. Also I have had two USB hubs is past (USB 1.1
severel years ago but both [different makes] had pwer supplies fail. The
Belkin PCI card I got for my G4 worked faultlessly but unfortunatley was
not a 3.3V card so could not be moved to G5.
Gregory Weston
Stephen Bedford <sbedford<at>mac.com> wrote:
> In <uce-E0BBA8.0...@comcast.dca.giganews.com> Gregory Weston
> wrote:
> > In article <srhi-DC227F.2...@news.giganews.com>,
> > Shawn Hearn <sr...@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> In article <20050321205...@nntp.dsl.pipex.com>,
> >> Stephen Bedford <sbedford<at>mac.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I am looking for a PCI card compatible with a PowerMac G5 (ie 3.3V
> >> > cards) that provides at least 4 extrenal USB 2 ports that run at
> >> > USB 2.0 speeds ideally with out the installation of an additional
> >> > driver. Does anyone have experience of such a card and can
> >> > recommend a make & model?Thanks.
> >>
> ..
> >
> > I've got a Belkin F5U220 that works quite well in my G5.
> >
> Looked at the Belkin UK site and it states:
>
> "Mac OS X (requires third-party drivers for USB 2.0 Speed)"
>
> Have you installed extra drivers?
No. I'm running 10.3, which obviates that requirement.
> If not, do you get USB 2.0 speed?
Yes.
> Do
> devices connected to it show up under USB High-Speed Bus in System
> Profiler?
Yes.
David C.
>
> Looked at the Belkin UK site and it states:
>
> "Mac OS X (requires third-party drivers for USB 2.0 Speed)"
That's old documentation. As of 10.2.8, USB 2.0 drivers should be
built-in for any EHCI-compliant chipset/card.
-- David