I've got a USB/Firewire card in my power center pro 180 running under OS 8.6. No problems.
-----Original Message----- From: tarage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 7:06 AM To: Power Computing List Subject: Re: USB on PowerWave Heya. I also have had a SIIG USB 1 card work in the PowerWave. SIIG is a kewl company like that. I currently run a Sonnet Tango (Firewire/USB 1) in my Wave. It's been a little funky to set up, but it works well. Both of those are under OS 9.1. You'll need to make sure that the card works with the voltage of the PCI slots in the computer. I forget what it is off-hand, but that's why newer PCI cards won't work in there -- they presume a higher voltage to the slot. The good news is that most companies either tell you what this is or advertise that it will work on Macs of that period. Adaptec is especially good about this, as is SIIG. Because it's primarily a hardware issue, you really shouldn't need any drivers. Apple's work just fine. You also probably won't be able to get USB2 speeds out of a USB2 card in there. Again, it's the age of the OS talking. However, firewire works decently well, even with generic FW cards. However, the best bang for your buck is probably Sonnet's Trio or Tango, because of the lack of slots in the Wave. Best, ~M On Friday, October 29, 2004, at 05:37 AM, Lou Hailey wrote: > Hi Adam, > You'll need a driver for the card. Apple probably covers most if the > card is compatible with your OS. > > Haven't tried USB in OS 8, but I know many USB2 cards are incompatible > with OS 9. I can only presume it to be worse with previous OS's. You > might need to research the specific card for the OS, and/or use older > USB1 cards, maybe even with their vendor drivers. > > There's Apple's "USB Adapter Card Support 1.2: Read Me" for OS 8.5.1 > and up at > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60421 > > I've had good luck with "USB Adapter Card Support 1.4.1" in OS 9 on a > PTP with both an older SIIG USB1 card & a USB2 Sonnet Tempo Trio card > without using vendor drivers. I have another oddball USB2 card that's > only recognized in OS X. > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=31132 > > Lou > > On Oct 29, 2004, at 2:37 AM, Adam wrote: >> Can I just plug in a PCI USB card for USB ports? I am running OS8.6 >> atm, but will perhaps look into installing a later version of the OS >> when I have the time to learn more about my PowerWave > > > -- > 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> > --> 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]> > List archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > Epinions.com / musicbrainz.com /--- * --- * --- * --- * --- *--\ tulloch.org/autumndreams The entity behind the words epinions.com/~sliveroflife Music reviews bazaar www.savekimpossible.com Save Kimmy! \--- * --- * --- * --- * --- *--/ "The truth, which is what elections are all about, is that the tax burden of the middle class has gone up while the tax burden of the middle class has gone down." -- John Kerry -- 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> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- 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> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
