USB Card (w/o sleep issues) for PowerMac G5 1.8 MhZ DP?

I know this topic has been covered before, but I'd like to get some up-to-date recommendations. I need a powered USB 2.0 card that doesn't have the dreaded sleep issues that many USB cards are plagued with. My computer is a PowerMac G5 1.8 Mhz DP.
If you used any special drivers, please post a link to them as well.
Thanks,
Kelly

If we understand why the usb powered devices cause issues, it helps to decide what, to hook up, where.
When a command to sleep (or shutdown, for that matter) is given, the motherboard tells everything attached that sleep is coming, begin your protocals. Then, the motherboard starts powering down internals, one of the first being pci cards. If the devices attached are usb powered (no built in power supply), these devices can no longer communicate with the motherboard. Without these communications (ie replies) the motherboard sleeps what it can, and waits for the others to reply, though they can't. Thus, no deep sleep, sleep lock.
Input devices, keyboards, mice, joysticks, should always be connected to system native ports. They draw power from the usb, as well as provide vital communication (ie wake up).
Printers, scanners, scales(?), devices that sit around and wait for use, have their own power supplies, and are usually no problem. BUT, some do cause problems, probably due to proprietory firmware on built in ROM that runs in conflict with the system firmware, and sleep protocals. These devices must be tried, one at a time, to test the overall compatibility when attached thru a pci card.
Hard drives and card readers are also case by case. Best bet is plug in to native ports, or try to "eject" or spin down prior to sleep. Motherboards communicate with all storage devices at sleep and waking, and a powered down pci will break necessary communications with these devices.
I think ,as you have read from the experiences of others , it is necessary to have patience and try connections individually, then in combinations.
If not completly necessary, opting for a powered usb 2.0 hub attached to a native port is the safest, and surest, bet.
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