> From: Late Are <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 20:57:40 -0600 > > I have a new G4 Dual running Jaguar with an adaptec USB 2 Connect card > that will not run at USB 2 speeds. Even though it touts that it will > on the box with any OS past 9.0.4. Upon further investigation with > their website, no drivers are or ever have been available (of course). > Though it is good to hear that Apple is wrong in their USB 2 standing > and that others are making it work. It gives me some hope that I can > get it going also. =] > By the way, thanks for the info, I'll have to find a way to make it > work. > > Rob. > > > On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 08:37 PM, Robyn Lyons wrote: > > This is not fully true. While Apple does not support USB 2.0, the OS > *is* capable of 2.0 speeds. As it stands right now, you must use the > drivers that came with the USB card to enable 2.0 speed. Otherwise it > will work at only 1.1 speed. OS9 'could' be made to work with USB 2.0, > but no one has made the appropriate drivers and it doesn't look like > anyone is going to, at least not soon. > > As proof, I have been running an IOGEAR USB 2.0 card for months now. It > works just fine under 10.2 (I had already upgraded past 10.1.5, but it > should work) at both 2.0 speed (Maxtor USB HD) and 1.1 speed. > > Much like our beloved UMAX machines, just because Apple says so, > doesn't mean that it won't. > > -Robyn
It is nice that some USB 2.0 card sellers/makers are including Mac OSX USB 2.0 drivers. In most cases the place and time to look is with the device you are buying CDRW, external hard drive etc some are coming with OSX USB 2.0 drivers. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
