External soundcards!?

i have a creative audigy 2 external soundcard (connects through USB) i brought for my pc and was wondering wether this would work with a mac any ideas?

This is off creatives site
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum System Requirements
* Genuine Intel® Pentium® III 500MHz , AMD® K7 600MHz or faster processor
* Intel®, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset
* Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 SP3 or XP SP1
* 64MB RAM for Windows® 98SE and Me, 128MB RAM for Windows® 2000 SP3 & XP SP1
* 600MB of free hard disk space
* Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)
* CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation
* Available USB port (USB 2.0 port required for USB 2.0 support)
* Users are recommended to use Windows XP for gaming
Additional Requirements For DVD-Audio
* Genuine Intel® Pentium® 4 1.3GHz or equivalent AMD or faster processor
* 128MB RAM
So im sorry to say i think your out of luck..
~Ryan
20'' iMac G5 (Rev. A) Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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