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Mac OS 9 Discussion => Hardware => Topic started by: supernova777 on April 18, 2014, 01:12:06 PM

Title: cheap TI firewire
Post by: supernova777 on April 18, 2014, 01:12:06 PM

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDYwMA==/$T2eC16RHJHIE9nyseHsRBQsOzkfsRQ~~60_12.JPG)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCI-32bit-Firewire-400-IEEE-1394a-3-1-ports-6P-4P-to-PCI-Adapter-Ti-Dual-chip-/161046078832?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257f182570

wonder if these would work on mac? has anyone ever tried using some generic texas instrument PCI device?

Title: Re: cheap TI firewire
Post by: Protools5LEGuy on April 19, 2014, 09:48:20 AM

Normally, PCI cards with one tsb chip works in Powermacs and in Hackintosh.
This double I have no Idea.

I have seen some cards with USB+Firewire with other chipset (ALI, VIA) and TSB+NEC.

I would not go for a double card, just because the one chip card is proven to work seamless