Daisy Chaining 3 MOTU 828mkII

Hi, guys
I,m trying to Daisy Chain three 828mkII with logic pro
7.1.0 on OSX 10.3.9 with no joy. Logic reads the three
828s seperately. How can this be done in order to have
more recording channels? Thanks in advance.
G4 Powerbook 12"   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   Logic 7.1.0

I'm trying to Daisy Chain a Motu 896HD and a FirePod, but don't know how to get them to work together. Logic Pro can see them seperately, but I can't get it to recognize them at the same time to use 16 audio input channels. Can anyone tell me how this can be done? I know I'm suppose to set one as the Master and one as the Slave, but I can't figure out how?
EoS, I am more ignorant about this program then I thought, what is the AMS and where can I find it?
Thanks,
Chad

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    Tim,  hope the money comes pouring in!
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    There's a reason for this although with the MOTU units your method probably works however, not all digital units sync well using the second unit as the master. Be sure and check your files for sync errors, noise, clicks, digital hash.

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