Power Mac - USB Upgrade

alpimac99 · alpimac99 #1 (**permalink**)

07-06-2008, 05:05 PM

Hey everyone... Whats up? In my Power Mac Quicksilver 2002 ED I installed a belkin usb2.0 card in it. For some reason it only works after I turn the computer on then once it is used it won't turn on again. Is there something that i missed??? Any help would be appreciated....

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #2 (**permalink**)

07-06-2008, 05:37 PM

Did drivers on a softare CD come with the card?

If not have you downloaded drivers from the Belkin web site?

USB2 cards are only so so and usually fail pretty quickly and revert back to USB1.1. If you want to use an external drive or a digital camera, see if you can get a Firewire connection.

alpimac99 · alpimac99 #3 (**permalink**)

07-09-2008, 06:21 PM

i Looked all over their site for the drivers and couldn't find them... the part number is F5U220... I'm having no luck:-(

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #4 (**permalink**)

07-09-2008, 06:54 PM

I have a Belkin USB 2.0 card in my Power Mac G4 Digital Audio and it's worked great for 1.5 years now. I can't remember the model Belkin card. I just remember the PCB is blue. It has 4 ports in the back and one on the card. No drivers were needed at all with 10.4 and 10.5. It had Mac all over the packaging.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #5 (**permalink**)

07-09-2008, 07:38 PM

There is a reported problem with this Windows USB2 card, especially if you are using Leopard. Here is a link and near the bottom of the page a reply from Belkin regarding this issue:-

http://forums.macnn.com/57/consumer-...2-pci-card-no/

alpimac99 · alpimac99 #6 (**permalink**)

07-09-2008, 08:32 PM

If i log out then back in it worked, lets see what happens after the computer goes to sleep....

alpimac99 · alpimac99 #7 (**permalink**)

07-11-2008, 04:25 PM

I don't know what did but for the last couple of times the card work great for me... Next the 128gb barrier problem I'm also having....

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #8 (**permalink**)

07-11-2008, 06:39 PM

Ahh well for the 128GB barrier looks like not a Quicksilver 2002 so purchase a PCI Controller Card from OWXCor similar to see larger than the 128GB limit.

dtravis7 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,777 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	07-09-2008, 06:54 PM I have a Belkin USB 2.0 card in my Power Mac G4 Digital Audio and it's worked great for 1.5 years now. I can't remember the model Belkin card. I just remember the PCB is blue. It has 4 ports in the back and one on the card. No drivers were needed at all with 10.4 and 10.5. It had Mac all over the packaging. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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alpimac99 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 11, 2007 Location: Swansea, MA USA Posts: 13 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.16 Core 2 Duo 120g, Power Mac Quicksilver 2002ED , 160gb iPod Classic, 8gb 3 iPhone	07-06-2008, 05:05 PM Hey everyone... Whats up? In my Power Mac Quicksilver 2002 ED I installed a belkin usb2.0 card in it. For some reason it only works after I turn the computer on then once it is used it won't turn on again. Is there something that i missed??? Any help would be appreciated....
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harryb2448 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,065 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	07-06-2008, 05:37 PM Did drivers on a softare CD come with the card? If not have you downloaded drivers from the Belkin web site? USB2 cards are only so so and usually fail pretty quickly and revert back to USB1.1. If you want to use an external drive or a digital camera, see if you can get a Firewire connection.
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harryb2448 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,065 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	07-09-2008, 07:38 PM There is a reported problem with this Windows USB2 card, especially if you are using Leopard. Here is a link and near the bottom of the page a reply from Belkin regarding this issue:- http://forums.macnn.com/57/consumer-...2-pci-card-no/
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alpimac99 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 11, 2007 Location: Swansea, MA USA Posts: 13 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.16 Core 2 Duo 120g, Power Mac Quicksilver 2002ED , 160gb iPod Classic, 8gb 3 iPhone	07-09-2008, 08:32 PM If i log out then back in it worked, lets see what happens after the computer goes to sleep....
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alpimac99 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 11, 2007 Location: Swansea, MA USA Posts: 13 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.16 Core 2 Duo 120g, Power Mac Quicksilver 2002ED , 160gb iPod Classic, 8gb 3 iPhone	07-11-2008, 04:25 PM I don't know what did but for the last couple of times the card work great for me... Next the 128gb barrier problem I'm also having....
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harryb2448 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,065 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	07-11-2008, 06:39 PM Ahh well for the 128GB barrier looks like not a Quicksilver 2002 so purchase a PCI Controller Card from OWXCor similar to see larger than the 128GB limit.
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