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adding usb ports to mac os 9 powermac g3/g4 system
« on: December 03, 2013, 11:17:51 AM »
can anyone suggest a compatible mac os 9 usb pci card?
for usb 1.1 compatible
im more worried about this for usb midi devices

im not so worried about usb 2.0
but maybe someone else is?

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« Last Edit: December 08, 2013, 05:29:41 AM by chrisNova777 »

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Re: adding usb ports to mac os 9 powermac g3/g4 system
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2013, 07:02:37 AM »
http://www.koutech.com/proddetail.asp?linenumber=175#
i think i remember reading that these worked but i could be way wrong

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Re: adding usb ports to mac os 9 powermac g3/g4 system
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2013, 12:09:59 PM »

http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tango_2.html
i got this card in my xserve but it doesnt give me full usb 2.0 speed. i only get 12mbit out of it.

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Re: adding usb ports to mac os 9 powermac g3/g4 system
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2013, 10:46:17 AM »
is it NEC chipset?

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Re: adding usb ports to mac os 9 powermac g3/g4 system
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2013, 11:10:08 AM »
i have no idea and i hope i dont need to open that xserve for a while.

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Re: adding usb ports to mac os 9 powermac g3/g4 system
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2013, 12:59:07 PM »
fair enough;)

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Re: adding usb ports to mac os 9 powermac g3/g4 system
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2014, 03:49:15 AM »
I want to use a D-Link DUB-H7 USB hub (old grey one).It says it's plug and play but I'm unsure if OS9 would respond to it.

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Re: adding usb ports to mac os 9 powermac g3/g4 system
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2014, 07:56:00 AM »
I want to use a D-Link DUB-H7 USB hub (old grey one).It says it's plug and play but I'm unsure if OS9 would respond to it.
In my experience all USB1/2 hubs works well on Mac Os 9.
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