Kernal panics after installing AIRPORT EXTREME PCI 54M WIFI CARD

hi all - after reading around the forums - i bought this off ebay
AIRPORT EXTREME PCI 54M WIFI CARD /APPLE POWERMAC G3&G4
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=37 0157697386#ht1341wt892
but when i boot up i all i get is the screen of death - kernal panic - and need to reboot to another kernal panic
i have tried it in slots 2-5 and the result is the same - i have now taken it out and the machine boots fine.
I am keen to use it as a media streamer for appletv - have i bought the wrong card or is there something i can try/do?
as always - thanks in advance
darren, lockerbie, uk

Hi-
I would consider the problem to possibly be incompatibility with Leopard.
The seller states 10.2/10.3/10.4 "and above", but does this include 10.5x? Leopard is not specifically mentioned. "And above" could mean up to 10.4.11.......
If you have a drive with OS 10.4x on it, try booting to that volume with the card.
If it works, then it's an OS incompatibility.
If it doesn't, then the card is the problem.
Biggest problem, is it looks like some generic brand. Not knowing the maker really makes trouble shooting difficult.
Is is a Broadcom chipset?
While generic Broadcom chipset cards worked well up through 10.4.11, Leopard seems to have "broken" that generic support that was previously enjoyed, for at least some of those chips. Seems to be an "era" related thing......
If the chipset is Atheros, the previously successful Orangeware driver also doesn't work in Leopard.

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