USB3/eSATA PCIe cards driver for 5.1 mid 2010 Mac Pro

[Filip Zamorsky]

Hi guys, I just bought my new mid 2010 Mac Pro with USB3 + eSATA cards and El Captain fresh installation - but those cards have no drivers installed. i tried to google them but with no luck. Any suggestions? Thanks...

 

[ActionableMango]

It would help to know the make and model of the card.

 

[Filip Zamorsky]

I will open my Mac tomorrow - I just googled those numbers and I found very old drivers.

 

[ActionableMango]

Oh, that's the NEC/Renasas stuff. I think all you'll find are old drivers.

You could try the open source generic USBXHCI drivers, but I don't know if they work in ElCap.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/genericusbxhci/

 

[Filip Zamorsky]

thanks - I've found out that my eSATA card is Tempo SATA E2P and I've been able to download driver from their webpage.
But my USB3 card is not supported anymore...

 

[ActionableMango]

But my USB3 card is not supported anymore...

There are plenty of USB 3 cards that use native drivers bundled with OS X. This means you do not need to rely on continuing support from a disinterested third party. See the link in my signature.

Personally I would not reward Caldigit's lack of support by buying a newer card from them.