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PCI USB 2.0 card for a PowerMac G4
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carterx
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Jun 7, 2008, 10:04 PM
 
I'm looking to buy a "USB 2.0 PCI" card for my mirrored PowerMac G4. Should a standard card found here on ebay work fine though no specs saying for a Mac?

5 port ports USB 2.0 PCI Controller Card NEC Chip Vista - (eBay.ca item 320260379333 end time 08-Jun-08 20:58:36 EDT)
     
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Jun 7, 2008, 11:14 PM
 
I have an MDD and bought a few PCI USB 2.0 cards and neither worked. So I bought one from Macsales.com for $18 that worked outta the box and never looked back. Belkin is a good brand too, Best Buy sells 'em and they are Mac/PeeCee.

BTW, is this the Carterx that plays on Kargath?
     
carterx  (op)
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Jun 7, 2008, 11:23 PM
 
bahhh, was hoping to grab one from ebay, but will have a look at MacSales and some other spots.

Nah, not a WOW person ... could not get into the game
     
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Jun 7, 2008, 11:24 PM
 
I have a sawtooth and I bought a usb 2.0 pci card for it off of ebay that did not specify mac and it worked without a hitch. I wasn't able to find that brand again, sorry bud.
$18 from macsales is not a bad deal, and I can confirm that Belkin is a good brand.
     
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Jun 8, 2008, 10:42 AM
 
My G4 tower has an Adaptec 4-port USB 2.0 PCI card that works just fine. No Mac logo on the package. Don't recall how much is was, maybe $30 last year from CompUSA.
     
   
 
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