I have seen a couple of messages in the archives about using the PCI slots for a card that would allow my PowerBase 180 to connect a new Firewire drive and some USB peripherals.
Nobody has said yet that it can be done. I just returned a PCI "combo Firewire/USB" card that just didn't connect. (I actually returned 2, one from MacAlly and one from Belkin that both used the same NEC chipset.) It seemed to detect that some unknown USB device was on it when I connected a USB camera. It did nothing with a Firewire drive. I had updated all of the drivers from Apple. I run OS 9.0.4. I have not upgraded anything else. The card said that it works with PCI bus v. 2.1. The manual from PowerComputing says nothing about which standard the PCI bus is on this machine. I don't really care so much about the USB. Is there a Firewire-only card that works? I could do a separate USB card in another slot. Is it never going to work? Has anyone found a Firewire solution that works? Should I keep trying, or not? I am looking for the simple trick that someone has already discovered... Thanks in advance. Lew -- Lew Mills, PhD 415-550-7672 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
