USB PCI Card

[Unverrich]

Will this work in my Powermac G4 Quicksilver since its PCI?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6307445&type=product&id=1074787928138

I get a discount at work and was wondering if it would do the same

[Dr.Pants]

Potentially. The last post in this thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-151230.html) has a statement about a user using a Dynex card.

To be more specific, you need an Open Firmware card. Many windows machines use BIOS for their communication; Apple now uses EFI, but for Motorola/IBM architechtures, Apple (and others) used Open Firmware.

Personally, I would head for the Sonnet (http://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro_usb2.html), but that's just me.

[Unverrich]

Ok. Cause i was going to order this card, http://eshop.macsales.com/item/IOGear/GIC251U/ but I wanted to know if that Dynex will work since i get it for cheap.

[flatfoot]

ANY USB card with a NEC chipset works in the PowerMac G4s and G5s (had one in both myself). This has nothing to do with Open Firmware...

This holds true even today: Bought a cheap PCIe USB card with a NEC chipset for my Mac Pro – worked out of the box under Leopard as well as Snow Leopard.

[Dr.Pants]

ANY USB card with a NEC chipset works in the PowerMac G4s and G5s (had one in both myself).

Ah, I figured something like that. So, in that case, does this Dynex have that particular NEC chipset?

[Earl Urly]

That card just from the best buy pic has the VIA chipset, budget level USB controller

Mac driver for VIA available here:

http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/VIAMACUSB_160_G4_p1.pkg.zip

Only has support for up to Tiger, only supports PPC G4, Leopard and higher support unknown

Here is a cheap USB card for $10 that has a NEC chipset and will work with Mac:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124008

Look in the customer reviews, was installed on a PowerMac G5 with Leopard and it worked

[rkflitcraft]

I have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver w/a Sonnet 1.8GHz CPU, and use Belkin 2.0 Five-port PCI USB cards that I've purchased thru Staples. I have had no problems at all, use my HP printer, Dymo LabelWriter, mouse, keyboard, Apple 23 HD Monitor, LaCie Mobile Drive, and Palm T/X hooked up to these cards. I've used Belkin products over the years and recommend them.

[petedude]

I picked up an ATEN 2-Port USB 2 card for about $10 used on eBay. It is working like a champ in my Gigabit G4. NEC-chipset based, no drivers needed. I tried a MacSense card 5-port card prior, and it did not work.