On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 13:31 +0200, Admar Schoonen wrote: > On Tue, Jul 19, 2005 at 01:23:44PM +0200, Peter wrote: > > Hi, what kind of USB card were you using in your Ultra 5? I tried a card > > with a viao chipset that I had lying around, but the machine wouldn't > > even boot up with that. > > I don't remember any details except that it's a 4 port USB 2.0 card (480 Mbps) > with a VIA chipset that I bought in a local computer store for a few euros. > > My USB 1 printer and USB 2 mp3 player worked perfectly fine with that card. > > I do remember reading a post several months ago where someone tried to use a > USB/firewire combo card without much success. Is your card a USB only card, or > does it also have firewire (or other features)?
I have a 4 port Sweex USB 2.0 card, VIA, 480 MBPS, no firewire. When I install the card in my Ultra 5 it refuses to boot. I read somewhere that a USB card will only work if it has a NEC chipset, but it seems to work for you so I don't know. Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
