USB PCIe cards and Virus TI

Anyone have any advice in this regard? Would it help with sync? Bandwidth?
Brands?
Or would it just complicate things?

Hi!
I've found out the card here: http://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegroexpressusb.html
I need to expand quantity of USB ports because I've got too much midi gear with USB controls. I'm still waiting for delivery of the card and haven't tested it.
Is it the only reason that makes you to search for the PCI-e card or do you try to solve problems with sync?

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I have a G4 Dual 1.42GHz (FW800) and an USB 2.0 PCI card (VIA chipset) and it also worked very fine under Tiger. Since this card is sold for the PC market it doesn't bring a driver for Mac OS X.
I went to the VIA site (http://www.via.com.tw/), there I could found they have another site with drivers for almost any OS. This is the address: http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2
Click on the Mac OS choice in the list and then in USB to get the driver. The driver version is 1.60 and it supports G4 systems ONLY and OS versions: MAC OS X 10.2.x, MAC OS X 10.3.x, MAC OS X 10.4.x. Nothing is said about MAC OS 10.5.x.
Unfortunately it doesn't work in my G4 with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). I also tried to use the USB 2.0 PCI card before installing the driver to see if Apple could have done a driver of its own, but it also didn't work.
If your card has a VIA chipset I recommend you write an e-mail to VIA Technologies, Inc. and tell your problem and ask for the update. I did it too.
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By the way I wonder if it would be possible to
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network. No cables, here because the building in 400
years old and too large. Wireless, he he... Not even
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I'm not sure about what kind of electrical wiring you have available over there, or if these kind of products are compatible, but there are some options in the US for using the electrical outlets in a house to create a LAN network. With this kind of network you could use keep the printer on the B&W and turn on USB printer sharing. Printing from OS 9 on the G3 might not work with all printers. That kind of networking equipment is more costly than just adding a USB PCI card to the G3 to use the printer directly, but you might also be able to share a single high-speed internet connection that way. It all depends on what your needs are.
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The answer is yes, though there seems to be very few Mac compatible sound cards. This is probably because Macs always came with sound built in. The exceptions are the Xserve which have no sound section. I have a dual 1.33GHz G4 Xserve that I have fitted with a M-Audio Audiophile 192 PCI card. This works well but is expensive new (I got mine used). My only complaint (as a general purpose sound card) you have to use the M-Audio app to change the volume - the normal volume controls don't work.
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Hello, after doing some searching here in the Apple Discussions, I bought an Iogear GIC251U USB PCI card to put in my Dual 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5. I made sure it had an NEC chip. Works fine until I put the it to sleep. It will not wake up and has to be forced shut down via power button. Any ideas? Any help would be appreciated.
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http://www.tandb.com.au/buying/
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http://resale.headgap.com/
"TRADE-INS OR SELL YOUR OLD MAC
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This company has iMacs for under $200 in Australia. That may be high and it may not be a current price.
http://www.newwavesystems.com.au/pre-owned_imac.html
They also show a PowerMac G4/400MHz for $150 Australian here:
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USB PCIe Card Recommendation

Can anyone recommend a good USB PCIe card that is known to work well with the mac. So far I have found several recommendations for a Sonnett Alegro card.
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Undoubtedly there are others that will work, but I've had good luck with Sonnet's products and would also recommend them.

Drivers for Belkin F5U220 USB PCI card

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The drivers are built into the operating system.
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When I plugged in my usb 2 card it just worked. From time to time I had to reset the pmu to get things reset properly but it has been 2 times in 2 years. (lots of 2's in my post, huh?)
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craig stewart wrote:
I would like to add IO to my Mac Pro Details of it are below
I have looked at several options and would be happy to go with either eSata or USB 3.0. I have heard some bad reviews about the USB 3.0 PCI offerings out there though.
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Hi,
Just got a new 120gb classic for my son. But it does not
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The problem is that the cards have problem with connection to WLAN.
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When the card is connected but connection is unstable and poor.
The cards have the newest firmware installed.
Has anyone encountered a similar problem?
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Hi Kamil,
Have you associated other types of clients with these AP's? If so, do they perform better?
You might want to start by checking the status of the poorly performing client on the controller while it's connected:
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Also check the AP's radio interface stats. Check for excessive interference or channel utilization.
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