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Offline nathan_m_2005

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USB Card Problem
« on: January 29, 2004, 09:51:15 PM »
I recently bought this card from Newegg
HEISEI 3+1 Port USB 2.0 PCI Host Card, Model "I-112204W"
can find it here:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-007&depa=1

I plug anything into it, it doesn't load them. And in my system profiler, it just shows up as a multi-function device. I mainly need this on a G3 that didn't come with USB. I put my card reader on this machine and put a card in the machine, but the card doesn't mount on the desktop. And if I go to the system profiler when the reader is connected and a card is inserted, it doesn't show that anything is connected. Any ideas?  I'm using MacOS 9.2.2.
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2004, 10:16:28 PM »
Hi Nathan, Welcome to TechSurvivors!  smile.gif

Check your Control Panel and see if you have all your USB drivers active or even installed.

If they're not activated, check them off and restart, see if that helps.

If they are not installed, go to your OS installer disk and do a custom install of just that piece of software.
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« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2004, 12:14:38 AM »
Some external hardware has its own drivers in addition to the OS ones. Most card readers don't need extra drivers but check to make sure yours doesn't have one.

Have you tried unplugging and replugging? Does your card reader light up so you know it is getting power through the system bus?
Have you tried restarting while all is plugged in?

Even though the card does show in the ASP you may need to take it out and reset it.

Which machine is this BTW?

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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2004, 12:27:07 AM »
Krissel, it's gotta be a beige, cause the B&W came with USB and Firewire built-in.

Krissel's right, most card readers for OS 9 and below would probably need driver software.

The USB card you have should be plug-n-play as OHCI cards are supported by Mac OS as long as the proper extensions (drivers) are installed.
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« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2004, 03:03:52 AM »
You're probably right Al, but I usually ask what unit because these days it could be an old world machine upgraded and hacked to run 9.2.2.

In those cases there can be all kinds of situations where the PCI bus doesn't have enough power to run certain hardware through the USB port (though a card reader doesn't need much power).

Sometimes a powered hub is necessary or a PCI card that has an internal power connector.

And sometimes you just get a bum card.  unsure.gif
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