Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-25 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 24, 2010, at 7:20 PM, Albert Carter wrote: This is interesting. This card doesn't designate it works with Macs or not. Can you put in any USB 2.0 card and it will work? If this is the case what cards besides video cards are Mac Specific. I guess controller cards would be as well.

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-25 Thread Demetrius
thanks for all the answers peeps. found a local card for $17! cheers On Mar 24, 12:44 pm, Demetrius babag...@gmail.com wrote: trying to move a few hundred gb from my MDD to new Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB drive, but it's going agonizingly slow... says 88 hours for 250 gb and seems

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-24 Thread Michael Koch
Yoy are using USB 1 ; unless you installed USB 2 card; USB 1 is slow On Mar 24, 2010, at 15:44, Demetrius wrote: trying to move a few hundred gb from my MDD to new Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB drive, but it's going agonizingly slow... says 88 hours for 250 gb and seems to be actually

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-24 Thread akfreeridemtber
That's the problem I have on my MDD. Looking at picking up a USB 2.0 PCI card today... Sent from my iPhone On Mar 24, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Michael Koch troutcr...@ncwcom.com wrote: Yoy are using USB 1 ; unless you installed USB 2 card; USB 1 is slow On Mar 24, 2010, at 15:44, Demetrius wrote:

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-24 Thread JoeTaxpayer
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Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-24 Thread akfreeridemtber
True. I'm home sharing my iTunes between my Mac Mini, G5 and want to put it on my Power Mac G4 MDD. USB 1.0 sucks. It said it would be 8 plus hours for only 2.7 gb's... : ( Sent from my iPhone On Mar 24, 2010, at 1:33 PM, JoeTaxpayer joetaxpaye...@gmail.com wrote: Make sure the USB 2.0 card

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-24 Thread Sri Gupta
On Mar 24, 4:55 pm, akfreeridemtber akfreeridemt...@yahoo.com wrote: True. I'm home sharing my iTunes between my Mac Mini, G5 and want to put it on my Power Mac G4 MDD.  USB 1.0 sucks. It said it would be 8 plus hours for only 2.7 gb's... : ( Sent from my iPhone If it's wired, share the

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-24 Thread Albert Carter
joetaxpaye...@gmail.com To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 6:25:31 PM Subject: Re: data transfer so sllooo on G4 MDD? BTW - I've used this company before. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=280476352515category=67869ssPageName

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-24 Thread akfreeridemtber
It's wired with home sharing on, but I just want to have it as a back up on other computers. Got my 4 port Real USB 2.0 PCI today, $19.99 new from computer store, and installed it in my G4 MDD. 7.5gb's took like 3 mins, or so (not 8 hours as with USB 1.0). Woot Woot!!! Sent from my iPhone

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-24 Thread akfreeridemtber
, March 24, 2010 6:25:31 PM Subject: Re: data transfer so sllooo on G4 MDD? BTW - I've used this company before. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=280476352515category=67869ssPageName=ADME:B:SEMK:US:SHOWIemailtemplateid=20543087sellerid=gGJHhC/Sl6umjaZzVXQDxQ==buyerid=FpRekKD1aqCMA

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-24 Thread John Carmonne
On Mar 24, 2010, at 12:54 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: On Mar 24, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Demetrius wrote: trying to move a few hundred gb from my MDD to new Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB drive, but it's going agonizingly slow... says 88 hours for 250 gb and seems to be actually moving at

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-24 Thread Bill Connelly
On Mar 24, 2010, at 11:09 PM, John Carmonne wrote: If your're in the USA a USB 2 card is about $12.00 at ebaay or Fry's Electronics. I recently paid $21.99 at OWC for my IOGEAR USB 2 card, and proud to be an American. Huh? Well it works under OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8 ... pretty sure.

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

2010-03-24 Thread John Carmonne
On Mar 24, 2010, at 8:19 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Mar 24, 2010, at 11:09 PM, John Carmonne wrote: If your're in the USA a USB 2 card is about $12.00 at ebaay or Fry's Electronics. I recently paid $21.99 at OWC for my IOGEAR USB 2 card, and proud to be an American. Huh?