PCI-E USB 2.0 Expansion Card

[Adrien Baker]

I'd like to find an above mentioned device that's 100% compatible with my machine and 10.5. Any recommendations? I'm a fairly new Mac user and just want to make sure I find a product that will work.

Thanks,

Adrien

 

[GotPro]

Google is your friend ;-)

The first thing that comes up when googling "mac PCI express USB" is a 5 port sonnettech PCI express card that supports 10.5.2 ;-)

Try it

 

[Firefly2002]

He's not wrong. Google is your friend.

So is OtherWorldComputing, though.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/usb/add-ons-and-hubs/pci-pcmcia-cards

It's a PCI-E FireWire400/USB 2.0 combo card; two FW ports and three USB. It's $50, if that matters.

 

[converterera]

Pci/pci-e Usb 2.0

You can buy PCI/PCI-E to USB / IDE / SATA from this store

http://store.era-ele.com/computer-adapters-pcipcie-usb1394-c-12_39.html

 

[remmy]

I have this card in my mac pro right now. No problems

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=360742

 

[Tallest Skil]

What about USB/FireWire cards? Those need external power, right? Do those work if plugged into one of the GPU power receivers on the motherboard?

You can buy PCI/PCI-E to USB / IDE / SATA from this store

http://store.era-ele.com/computer-adapters-pcipcie-usb1394-c-12_39.html

Those don't work in a Mac Pro.

 

[sickmacdoc]

You can buy PCI/PCI-E to USB / IDE / SATA from this store

http://store.era-ele.com/computer-adapters-pcipcie-usb1394-c-12_39.html

Hmmm.... after looking at your username and the store name that wouldn't happen to be your store would it?

At any rate, as was mentioned above the ones referenced are not for Mac Pros- those are PCI cards. Mac Pros require PCI-e cards to start with.

 

[Julien]

I took the easy and even cheeper route. I just bought a $12 USB hub that does the same thing without having to turn off and open up the Mac Pro, plus you can locate it wherever.

 

[converterera]

What about USB/FireWire cards? Those need external power, right? Do those work if plugged into one of the GPU power receivers on the motherboard?



Those don't work in a Mac Pro.

I am sorry , the store wasnot add these products yet .

it will be added soon .

 

[cxc]

Hub didn´t work for me so I bought the Sonnet PCIe 4*USB 2.0 Card which works w/o additional drivers or such.

 

[Siron]

Hub didn´t work for me so I bought the Sonnet PCIe 4*USB 2.0 Card which works w/o additional drivers or such.

I have this card and it works just fine, as cxc said - no drivers required, my MP recognized it straight away.

 

[esaias]

Save your nerves and buy a Sonnet card.
I had one ultimate cheapo FW/USB card and one semicheapo and neither worked with Mac Pro, so I ordered Sonnet Tango Express FireWire 800/USB 2.0 card, it is in the mail right now, if it doesn't work a vein will pop in my head. I really need a another/separate usb and fw controller chips for my midi and audiogear.

http://www.sonnettech.com/product/computercards/index.html

a bit more expensive than the generic ones but hey it's Apple, everything is more expensive! yay! spend! spend!

-Tomi

 

[Consultant]

Don't get cheap stuff. Some incompatible cards will interfere with Sleep.

What about USB/FireWire cards? Those need external power, right? Do those work if plugged into one of the GPU power receivers on the motherboard?

Even the PCI cards with usb firewire are powered by the computer. PCI-E should also be powered by the system.