Power PC G5, Addonics eSATA controller and Fantom Green Drive. Issues?

I posted this question under a different topic, and was encouraged to begin a new thread. Sorry if anyone has come across it twice, but the earlier post was my first to these forums.
I have purchased and installed a used Addonics ADS3GX4R5-EM, 4-port eSATA PCI-X controller. Although it came with a driver CD, it was cracked when it arrived. I've downloaded this driver: Sil3124 2.0.3.
Directly connected, I have a USB2.0/eSATA Micronet Fantom Green Drive (1TB). The drive does indeed mount, and I have transferred large files to it from DVD. I've also transferred files from it to the desktop at relatively high speed. However, the drive's stability is questionable. Playing back a 30MB Quicktime file causes the drive to improperly "remove" itself. Sometimes this happens even while in the midst of writing to it. I don't know what chipset it incorporates -- perhaps Oxford OXU931DS, but I'm not certain.
I have a sense this erratic behavior might be driver-related, but I could be wrong.
Does anyone have any experience with this Addonics card and a Fantom Green Drive? My system is a PowerPC G5, Dual 1.8, 2GB RAM, OS 10.4.11.
Finally, under the system profiler's PCI Cards heading, this item appears as "PCI1095,3124 Other Mass Storage Controller." Should it be identified more specifically than that?
Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Thank you Japamac (as well as BDAqua). I was afraid I'd find myself in one of these "it could be one or the other" situations, and here I am. Not sure if I care to invest in another eSATA drive with my current Addonics controller card, or if I should simply steer clear.
To BDAqua, I appreciate the link. I checked out that material, as well as, some of the links included there. I found some interesting (and somewhat disappointing) info regarding the Western Digital EAV drive series, of which my Fantom Green, is one. I'm afraid I still don't know what chipset the Fantom case utilizes.
I'm probably going to use this drive only to back up A/V files (possibly only via USB), and purchase an external FW800 for some editing work.
Still one lingering question: Any thoughts as to why I could transfer 8GB files from this drive to the Mac's internal via eSATA in approx. 3 minutes, but can't regularly playback a 12 second, 30MB Quicktime clip. Attempting to do so almost always causes the drive icon to disappear, and triggers the "Device Removal" dialog? Such behavior makes me question if there is something other than the hardware at fault.
Regardless, I've learned a lot. My thanks to everyone.

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No one knows what you need or want but you. I can provide some ideas of various external storage options that are available for the Mac Pro. The various storage protocols differ in performance, expansion and reliability characteristics.
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Addonics PCIe 2-Port model ADSA3GPX1-2EM ($39.99)
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/addonics/adsa3gpx1-2em/
FirmTek SeriTek/2SE2-E ($99.95)
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/firmtek/2se2e/
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DAT Optic eSATA_PCIe8 ($189)
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NORCO-4629 ($189.99)
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RocketRAID 2314 ($200)
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Areca ARC-1221x RAID 6 SATA Controller ($680)
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Problems with Ethernet controller and PCI device driver on Satellite L30-10X

Hellow!
Sorry for my bad English, I'm from Russia.
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Hi
Satellite L30-10X belongs to the PSL33E series. This number can be found on the label placed on the bottom of the unit!
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Network controller and pci device driver missing for Toshiba Sattelite c55t b5109

After resetting windows 8.1, I only my ethernet works and I cant turn my wifi. I looked in the device manger, and under "unknown devices" are listed Network Controller and PCI Device with yellow alerts near them. I know that these are related to the wireless card, but everytime I try to update them they say that there is no driver for them.
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search your laptop for the Toshiba application installer, open it and use it to install your Wireles lan driver.
The application installer is easier than guessing which one you need from your support page.
OR
Your support page is here - http://support.toshiba.com/support/modelHome?freeText=1200008391
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Greetings fellow Mavericks users,
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Little background:
I was using 10.6.8 for years on a 2008 Mac Pro. I saw no reason to update the OS until I recently acquired a USB 3.0 PCI card and an external drive. In order to use my new hardware, I had no choice but to upgrade to a new version of OSX. Rather than spend money, I took advantage of the free 10.9.2 upgrade available for my machine. The upgrade went surprisingly well with no major hiccups or problems encountered. Yes, a few apps and programs I had running prior to the upgrade were no longer compatible but in the grand scheme of things, my Mac Pro was still alive and kicking along with my most important programs and data. In fact, the upgrade to 10.9.2 fixed a sleep issue I had with 10.6.8 which required the use of an app called PleaseSleep. I don't need that app anymore as the machine goes to sleep and wakes up fine.
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TL:DR?
Using Jettison with Mavericks, I'm still getting "Disk did not eject properly" when waking the machine from sleep mode. Any way to fix this?
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I had the same problem with Time Machine and solved it by enabling "Enable Power Nap" in Energy Saver:
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Please Help - Time Capsule and External hard drive Issues

Recently, I switched from Comcast to AT&T uverse as my internet provider and I started experiencing problems.
(1) I have a 4th generation Apple Time Capsule which I am using as my router.
(2) Connected to the Apple Time Capsule - USB - is an external hard drive (not for backup with Time Machine.)
(3) I have a 2011 Macbook pro which I use to access my file on my time capsule and external hard drive.
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(5) On August 2, 2014, I switched from Comcast to AT&T and had the AT&T turn off the router function. (I have been using the router from my apple time capsule)
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THE PROBLEM - I need to be able to use the hotspot function from my cell phone to gain access on the external hard drive using my MacBook Pro which I was able to do before. Now it is showing time capsule under finder but unable to connect.
Do I need to reset my Time Capsule since I have a new service provider. Everything else works fine - meaning able to get internet signal but unable to access my external hard drive and backup my time capsule. Please HELP.

(5) On August 2, 2014, I switched from Comcast to AT&T and had the AT&T turn off the router function. (I have been using the router from my apple time capsule)
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If you got ATT to turn off router function in their modem..
Then 6. is wrong.. You cannot have the Network switched to bridge mode..
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That is also why you cannot backup.. the TC is off the network.
Please change back to router mode in the TC.
Ensure the internet tab shows dhcp and you create a wireless network.
Then power down the TC... power down the ATT modem.. wait about 20min (you can try 5min.. but it might not be long enough).
Power up the ATT modem.. wait 2min for things to flash lights in de right blinkin order.. then start the TC.
Open the airport utility and make sure your TC captured the public IP and is now working as the router.
That should fix that end of it.. the hotspot end??
Tell us what happens.

Thinkpad T43p (2668-G4G) Network Controller and Biometric Coprocessor issues on Win XP Pro install

Hi all,
I am new the the forum but I guess its time time to recognise my defeat and send out a distress signal: Mayday Mayday Mayday...
INTRO
My original HDD (Hitachi 7,200 rpm IDE) crashed a few days ago so I repaced it with a WD 160GB drive (5,400 rpm). I always get a firmware message on start up and I could only partition 130GB (not the full 160GB). This I have read from various forums is a common problem with the Thinkpads and that it wont really affect the performance of my T43p... any comments?
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Has anybody had these problems before and managed to resolve them?
The HDD issue is not as crucial I guess but if anybody has a solution to that I'd be greatful.
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Welcome to the forum!
Your wireless driver:
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/6hwc05ww.zip
After downloading it, you must go into C>Drivers>Win>Wlanint and run the setup file from there
FPR:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-70064
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1st Gen Time Capsule and External Hard Drive Issues

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To answer the general question, a drive that is constantly spinning is both more likely to be damaged and less likely to give issues of access to the USB.. the one fights the other. Feel the small passport drive and see if it is continually spinning.. if so that could account for it maintaining connection.. although according to your testing 12hrs is not long enough to know for sure. Feel the other drives. If they spin down and then when you try to access them, do they spin up? Or is it the spin down time that dictates the time they are available on the network. It may simply be a case of usb connected to a router is not getting the correct spin up info.
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Disk repair and startup\dvd drive issues

i'm running 10.6 on a 2ghz macpro - disk repair has found problems on the startup disk. i know i need to boot from another disc to repair the system drive, but i'm having problems doing so.
the dvd drive won't startup from either my original installation discs (tiger) nor my snow leopard dvd. restarting and pressing 'C' does nothing, then the tray opens and the mac starts from my HD.
I have a superduper backup on an internal drive, i can start from this but disk utility won't allow the repair of the main HD, saying it can't unmount it. I'm sure i've done yhis before by creating a temporary admin account and running dick utility from there, but even this isn't working this time.

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Second, make sure that you are using the disk that you used to install SL on the Mac Pro. It must be a disk that has a system newer or equal to the one that shipped with your machine. If your machine originally shipped with Tiger, but is currently running Snow Leopard, then any retail Snow Leopard disk should be able to boot the machine.
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You could try booting into single-user mode (hold down command-s at startup), then type "fsck -fy" at the command line. When fsck is done, run it again. Continue until either no problems are found or until you're reasonably sure it'll never manage to fix them all.
You could also try getting a copy of [DiskWarrior|http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/index.html] or [TechTool Pro|http://www.micromat.com>, which can fix some things that Disk Utility can't.

ITunes 6 and External Hard Drive issue. Please Help!!

Hi Gang!
I'm having problems when using iTunes 6 to work with my external HD as my iTunes Music library vault.
Under iTunes Advanced section I have set my Preference to change my music library from my iMac G5 to my external HD. Everything works fine, but everytime I restart my computer, iTunes automaticaly sets the Preferences back to the Music Library folder in the iMac G5 instead of the the external HD. I never had this problem before with other versions of iTunes.
Am I missing something or is there an extra step I should take to having iTunes accept the external HD as my permanent iTunes Music Library holder?
Thanks for any input.
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Hi TP2GO!!!
Thanks for your reply!! You mention that this problem is being caused due to the fact that my external HD is not available at start up. But the driver is always available, since it is always hooked up to my iMac at all times. I've noticed, though, that iTunes starts up at login and maybe system is running it before it runs my external HD (if I follow your logic), possibly causing iTunes to set the iTunes library back to default since it cannot find the external driver where the new library should rest. So, my new question is: how do I disable iTunes from running at start up to try and see if this is what's causing my problem?
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T61 - Rescue and Recovery - USB Drive issues

Ran into disk space issues with RnR on my C: since I was not manually using RnR and have other back-up tools, I uninstalled RnR. A few weeks later, I re-installed the latest RnR version as I now have possesion on a USB Western Digital drive. I then ran RnR to the USB drive. Here is the problem:
The USB drive now has a new drive name and letter desigation, from drive G: to drive Y: The real killer is that I had other files on drive G:
Looking at the drive size, it appears that ALL files are still on the USB drive.
Question: How do I get the drive to be recognized as drive G:? How do I get access to the files that were on that drive? Would un-installing RnR set the drive back to C: and provide access to my files?
Note: There was no warnings during the back-up that any of this would happen. I can't find any warnings or descriptions in the manuals either.

Question: How do I get the drive to be recognized as drive G:? How do I get access to the files that were on that drive? Would un-installing RnR set the drive back to C: and provide access to my files?
Vista - start - computer - right click - manage - (if uac on, accept) - disk management - select the disk- right click and you are given the oportunity to change the drive map (i don't know if that helps)
http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/207130-external-usb-floppy-change-drive-letter-b.html
http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/198291-drive-letters-taking-control.html
hope that helps

Iphoto and external hard drive issues

I have backed up my Iphoto onto an external hard drive and then upgraded my iphoto and can't access any photographs. How do I restore my iphoto library from the external hard drive?

There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on 9 different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of the OS. So to get help you need to give as much information as you can. Include things like:
- What version of iPhoto.
- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For example, if you have a problem with exporting, then explain by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.
- History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted? - Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
- Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?
Anything else you can think of that might help someone understand the problem you have.

Leopard and External Hard Drive Issues

I have a 1.5TB Maxtor One Touch which was working with Leopard and Time Machine. It is set up as RAID 750 GB. I have backups from TM as well as some video on the Maxtor. Recently it decided to stop working on the iMac as well as a 12" G4 Powerbook. At first I thought it was a problem with the Maxtor but am now wondering if it could be a problem with Leopard/Maxtor...?
I can get the drive to show in disk utility but no volume and no icon on the desktop. Does anyone have any ideas??

There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on 9 different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of the OS. So to get help you need to give as much information as you can. Include things like:
- What version of iPhoto.
- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For example, if you have a problem with exporting, then explain by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.
- History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted? - Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
- Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?
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