> From: Chrisso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 02:25:31 +0200 > > Hi listers! > > I'm in desperate need for a cheap Firewire card, but since my S900 is > pretty > filled up, it *must* work in one of the lower slots, slot A and B are > already filled with "problematic" cards. > I know some Windoze Firewire cards should work in Macs, but I'm not > sure > which standard or specification indicates compatibility. > Is it possible to use a cheap PC Firewire card if it's OHCI compliant > (like > my noname USB card)? > Any other recommendations? > > Thanks in advance, > > Chrisso
I went to a local computer store that carries just about everything. I was looking for a firewire card like you. I noticed the Mac versions were apox 2 times and more the price of the PC cards. I bought a fairly generic cheap 4 port (3port + 1 internal port) IEEE 1394 PCI Interface card. The fine print on the back of the box says.Fully compliant P1394a and OHCI (rev.1.0) Brand is "PPA Inc." It has worked fine for a couple of months no problems. It is in the last PCi slot on a J700 ( like a S900 laying on it's side but with only 4 PCi slots. Has the same PCi bridge chip issues) Used in both OSX and OS 9.2.2 FireWire requires Mac OS 8.6 or newer I believe. So the answer is yes cheap cards work fine. I don't know if there are Firewire cards with different standards that won't work in a Mac. Best of luck Will S -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
