it seems that everything has stopped being recognised on my usb 2.0 pci card, i have my ipod lead in one port all the time and just connect when i need to but when i do connect the ipod it doesnt register on the desktop. putting any device in the pci cards dont get recognised. they are all recognised through the standard usb 1 ports. is there a problem with my card? anyway i can tell from logs or system?

oh and just to note, i got a little bluetooth dongle that inputs into the back of the usb 1 port and reads from all over my flat. even two floors down by the front door so it does read through walla and cupboards ! nice!

Check System Profiler to see if your USB 2.0 card is being recognized, and who makes the USB 2.0 chipset in it.

You may want to look into buying a USB 2.0 card from a company that supports Macs. Sonnet comes to mind: http://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro_usb2.html

Trevor

it is defintely compatible because it has worked. and it does show up in system profiler as being recognised, just doesnt seem to work when something is plugged in.......

weird thing is, i bought it and used it only for transferring data to my ipod, my hard drives are firewire. when i restart my computer, the card recognises whatever is plugged into the pci card, other wise it will not......

According to System Profiler, who makes the USB 2.0 chipset?

Trevor

it is an NEC chipset looking at the vendor ID and googling.

Chip Number: uPD720100A
Chip Description: USB 2.0 Host Controller
Notes: Dont work with windows me on thinkpad L765

It worked for a good few months but now im not getting anything. It seems to work when i restart but then putting to sleep (i rarely completely shut down) seems to make it not work??!!

I've seen a lot of warnings about using NEC chipsets for USB 2.0 cards on Windows. It seems to be a very problematic chipset overall. I assume that if it is problematic on Windows, it will also be problematic on OS X.

My recommendation is to buy another USB 2.0 card that does not have an NEC chipset, preferably from a company that supports the Mac.

Trevor

well to tie this up (its been some time now!!) i invested in a new core 2 duo macbook, theyve just released nice new faster processers and bigger hard drives so it was the answer. thanks to all for help...........