Upgrading my USB port

Hello,
My PowerPC G4 has 1.0 USB card. I need to upgrade to 2.0. Can I simply purchase a USB 2.0 PCI card and replace the old one? I want to make sure that a 2.0 USB card is compatable with the G4 before I purchase it.
I purchased a DVD burner that HAS to be connected directly to the computer...so daisy chaining is not an option.
Thanks,
Roland

A USB 2.0 PCI card is what you need. Best bet is any card with a NEC PD72101 chipset (xlr8yourmac results recommend the same). Read this for more feedback:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/firewire/fwusb_card_deepsleep.html
Stick with the NEC chip, and try NOT to use drivers, Tiger doesn't need the drivers.
All of these Cards are NEC chipset based
Adaptec 3100LP
BAFO BF-460
Belkin F5U220
GWC UC-160
IOGear GIC250U
Keyspan U2PCI-5
O'toLink U2-C2B
O'toLink U2-C2A
O'toLink U2-P20N
O'toLink U2-P50
Ratoc PCIU5
USBWholesale UII-PCIP
 Cheers, Tom

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