Upgrading USB on G4 Sawtooth?

Is it possible to add a PCI card with USB 2.0 to my old G4 Sawtooth, or is the bus too slow and I'm stuck with the old, slow version of USB? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I didn't know where else to turn for answers other than to ask the Mac Community. Thanks in advance!!

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Yes it is possible, the problem you run into is that some iPods are FAT32 formatted, and it may be too slow for those iPods. If they are formatted with the Mac version of the iPod firmware update, there is no problem. MacAlly, Keyspan, and Iogear all make compatible cards. Check the specs of the card to be sure, and with the manufacturer that they are rated to give sufficient power to the iPod (assuming that's what you want to connect it to). Your other option is to buy an old Firewire capable iPod instead.

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I figured out that this is the AGP graphics Sawtooth - not the Yikes model. Where do these names come from?
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