I used the OrangeMicro FW/USB combo unit in the 7600 I had, for a long time before I gave it to my Mom and am running the Sonnet Tempo Trio in my 8600 now. Both worked in 9.1 and 10.1.5.
STeve << At 11:55 AM -0500 1/29/03, PCI PowerMacs wrote: >The various PCI standards are supposed to be upwards compatible (that is, >if you have a PCI card that works in a 2.0 slot it should also work in a >2.1 or 2.2 slot). Cards that are designed for 2.1 or 2.2 slots may or >may not be compatible older slots (depending if they use the new features >provided by the later standards). > >Apple has always lagged behind the curve on PCI slots, and that's part >of the problem. The PCI 2.0 specification dates back to 1993, which in >"computer years" is like the Jurassic Period. The pre-G3 PCI PowerMacs >may be the only production computers still in regular use that have a >PCI 2.0 slot. > >The G3/G4 PowerMacs have PCI 2.1 slots, which only dates back to 1995 >(the Cretaceous Period of computing, if you will). > >So it appears the card may be compatible with 2.1 slots, but not 2.0 slots. > >-Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] <-- Precambrian Well, I just went looking for a replacement USB card for the PCI 2.2 USB 2.0 (but OHCI 1.1 compliant) card I have that does not work. I can not find a card that says it is for PCI 2.0 specification, they are all at least PCI 2.1. I gotta believe that a PCI 2.1 card works in a 2.0 PCI slot. What else is everybody else using on their pre 1993 PMS? Where are the experts on this topic to verify this? I do not want to buy another card as an experiment to see if it works. Plus I want to make sure there is not another reason (my add-on G3 or OS 8.6) why this first card won't work. Thanks, Mike >> -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
