Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 15, 2011, at 5:58 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Oct 15, 2011, at 4:59 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> The Mac Pro I don't think has a Molex plug anywhere to leach off of. > > A Y-cable adapter is the normal solution. I need to look inside but as I remember the 2,66 Quad Nehalem doesn't hav

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread Kris Tilford
On Oct 15, 2011, at 4:59 PM, John Carmonne wrote: The Mac Pro I don't think has a Molex plug anywhere to leach off of. A Y-cable adapter is the normal solution. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a part

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 15, 2011, at 2:54 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: Ok I've done this but it still won't mount a USB 3.0 drive but it does mount a 2.0 as it always did from the start. Do I need to uninstall the LaCie driver? IF it mounts a 2.0 or a 1.1, but will not mount a 3.0, so

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread peterhaas
> Ok I've done this but it still won't mount a USB 3.0 drive but it does > mount a 2.0 as it always did from the start. Do I need to uninstall the > LaCie driver? IF it mounts a 2.0 or a 1.1, but will not mount a 3.0, something is really strange. BE SURE the card is powered

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread peterhaas
> Ok I've done this but it still won't mount a USB 3.0 drive but it does > mount a 2.0 as it always did from the start. Do I need to uninstall the > LaCie driver? IF it mounts a 2.0 or a 1.1, but will not mount a 3.0, something is really strange. BE SURE the card is powered

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
Kext Wizard to install the kext. You can get either if these apps at > <http://www.kexts.com/>. They're both simple to use GUI with drag & drop > ability. Kext Helper sometimes has to be "Force Quit", Kext Wizard has an > automatic updater which is nice. Ok I&#

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread Kris Tilford
On Oct 15, 2011, at 10:51 AM, John Carmonne wrote: I got the PXHCD.kext. and upon dropping it in the system/library/ extensions folder I get a dialogue box that says it's improperly installed. Is there a method to install it? You need to repair the ownership & permissions before it will wo

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 15, 2011, at 7:21 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: > >> I just put a USB 3.0 PCIe card and driver from LaCie in my Mac Pro 2.66 >> Quad and the card only supports LaCie devices. Does anyone know of a >> Universal driver? > > LaCie intentionally designed its

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread peterhaas
> I just put a USB 3.0 PCIe card and driver from LaCie in my Mac Pro 2.66 > Quad and the card only supports LaCie devices. Does anyone know of a > universal driver? LaCie intentionally designed its driver so that only its own branded card and only its own branded external devices

USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
I just put a USB 3.0 PCIe card and driver from LaCie in my Mac Pro 2.66 Quad and the card only supports LaCie devices.Does anyone know of a universal driver? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-29 Thread Richard Taylor
> LaCie is well-known for deliberately misrepresenting their products in > order to limit the options of their customers. > > I guess this would be more likely to be called "customer management", in > legalese. That and it's a great way to get out of having to give any tech support to ageing Po

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread Kris Tilford
On Sep 20, 2011, at 4:20 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Wow, my new/old late 2005 G5 Leopard machine's gonna have usb 3.0!! woohoo! I don't think you'll see much benefit (over USB 2.0) unless you have an external SSD or a really fast RAID. Also, there are large differences in

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread Jeffrey Engle
forgive my ignorance. Jeff > > Move it into /System/Library/Extensions. > > Then rebuild the permissions using Disk Utility. > > The kext on my Hackintosh is definitely marked "Universal". > Wow, my new/old late 2005 G5 Leopard machine's gonna have usb 3.0!

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread peterhaas
>> The name of the driver is PXHCD.kext. > > So being the novice that I am…. assuming I can find this .kext file, how > do I install it? and is there any dangers to the system if I do? please > forgive my ignorance. Jeff Move it into /System/Library/Extensions. Then rebuild the permissions using

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:18 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: > The name of the driver is PXHCD.kext. So being the novice that I am…. assuming I can find this .kext file, how do I install it? and is there any dangers to the system if I do? please forgive my ignorance. Jeff Jeffrey Engle Kamiah,

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread peterhaas
>> However, the LaCie driver is Universal, NOT Intel. > > Not according to LaCiethat's interesting... LaCie is well-known for deliberately misrepresenting their products in order to limit the options of their customers. I guess this would be more likely to be called "customer management", in

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:18 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: > > However, the LaCie driver is Universal, NOT Intel. Not according to LaCiethat's interesting... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely c

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread peterhaas
> USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5? can this be done? > > I've seen various PCIe cards out there, but the question is, will they > "just work"? has anybody tried this and what was your results. General guidance ... PCI-e 1x cards with a Renesas chip work with t

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread peterhaas
> No it will not 'just work' as there are no USB 3.0 drivers in OS X. LaCie > has a driver for their devices, but it's intel-only. The LaCie driver does indeed only work for its card, and it enforces its ownership over both the card and ANY attached USB 3.0 devices. However

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 20, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5? can this be done? > > I've seen various PCIe cards out there, but the question is, will they "just > work"? has anybody tried this and what was your results. Thank you. Jeff No

USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread Jeffrey Engle
USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5? can this be done? I've seen various PCIe cards out there, but the question is, will they "just work"? has anybody tried this and what was your results. Thank you. Jeff Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You receiv

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-31 Thread Peter Haas
On May 31, 2010, at 9:30 AM, Albert Carter wrote: There are many many motherboards out that support and have USB 3.0 and SATA6 on them. All you need to do is a search on NewEgg to find that out. Have for quite a few months now. Gigabyte is using a new suffix to indicate the presence of

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-31 Thread Albert Carter
Bruce, There are many many motherboards out that support and have USB 3.0 and SATA6 on them. All you need to do is a search on NewEgg to find that out. Thank You, Albert From: Bruce Johnson To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, May 31, 2010 12:08:07

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-31 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 30, 2010, at 7:47 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > I believe you'll need a USB3.0 PCIe card funny it looks like USB 3.0 has > been out since late last year, but do you see it on Apple stuff? nope, not > yet. It's not on PC systems yet, either... USB 1.0 was out for s

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-30 Thread Dan
n in that game other than they have to at least not get in the way of supporting USB 3.0. What good is a fast interface if the OS cannot keep up with it? See above. Apple actually has a lot more latitude than Microsoft since they control what is or is not allowed to work in their systems. True,

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-30 Thread Peter Haas
On May 30, 2010, at 9:29 PM, iJohn wrote: My understanding is that USB is and always has been one of Intel's babies. Microsoft has no skin in that game other than they have to at least not get in the way of supporting USB 3.0. Apple actually has a lot more latitude than Microsoft since

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-30 Thread iJohn
her than they have to at least not get in the way of supporting USB 3.0. Apple actually has a lot more latitude than Microsoft since they control what is or is not allowed to work in their systems. But I expect you will see USB 3.0 showing up on Mac's simply because they will be using Intel chips

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-30 Thread Kris Tilford
On May 30, 2010, at 9:59 PM, Peter Haas wrote: Gigabyte, and others, have had USB 3.0 mobos on the market for months. Won't work in OS X even on a hack without an OS X USB 3.0 extension which doesn't exist AFAIK. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Grou

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-30 Thread Peter Haas
On May 30, 2010, at 7:41 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: I was in Fry's today and happened to notice external HDD 3.5" enclosures that stated USB 3.0. I never saw these before. Is that something that needs special support from my computers? Gigabyte, and others, have had USB 3.0 mo

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-30 Thread Kris Tilford
On May 30, 2010, at 9:41 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: I was in Fry's today and happened to notice external HDD 3.5" enclosures that stated USB 3.0. I never saw these before. Is that something that needs special support from my computers? Can I download something that will make my USB f

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-30 Thread Jeffrey Engle
I believe you'll need a USB3.0 PCIe card funny it looks like USB 3.0 has been out since late last year, but do you see it on Apple stuff? nope, not yet. As for me, I'm waiting till Apple's got it before I buy my next upgrade. Till then I'm happy with my 5-6 year ol

USB 3.0

2010-05-30 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
Hi All I was in Fry's today and happened to notice external HDD 3.5" enclosures that stated USB 3.0. I never saw these before. Is that something that needs special support from my computers? Can I download something that will make my USB faster? Do I get a card to utilize it? JOH