Edirol UA-25 interface w/ OSX 10.3.9?

Hi,
I've got an eMac with OSX v10.3.9 - I've been running GarageBand 2 and would like to find a good quality interface to use so I can record a vocal and guitar at the same time. The Edirol UA-25 has been recommended -
However, it doesn't look like there is a driver for this operating system on the Roland website - I only see one for OSX v10.5, and I'm assuming this won't work with v10.3.9?
Any help would be greatly appreaciated.
Best,
Jeremy

Get a Firewire cable & connect the two Macs
See How to Use Firewire Target Disk Mode
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583
Depending on the number/size of the files, it might be easier to use a USB thumb drive.
 Cheers, Tom

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Try googling EMI & RFI, there are many online resources which detail how to troubleshoot and deal with these problems. http://www.arrl.org/radio-frequency-interference-rfi
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