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Front panel USB hubs
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Langdon
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May 24, 2004, 08:48 AM
 
Has anyone installed one of those front panel USB hubs in any PowerPC machine?
Any problems with size, fit, or anything of the like? Better yet can anyone recommend a good place to pick one up or should I just dive into eBay to snag one.
     
traktimino
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May 24, 2004, 02:52 PM
 
a company called Geethree makes one specifically for the mac, with various flash card readers, USB and Firewire. However it is very expensive and it just relocates the prots instead of giving new ones. You could probably be able to use a PC one but you would have to make sure that it either uses a mac compatible PCI card, or it relocates the ports. Because some of them use special motherboard connectors that powermacs lack
     
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May 24, 2004, 08:04 PM
 
Saw Geethree before I posted, its a rip off. I am talking about the benzel replacement panels that connect to the 4 pin power connectors inside the Mac (like HDDs would) and then connect to already existing PCI cards with an internal port.
     
   
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