BeniD82
Well-known member
Hey Guys,
General question here. I've been using a Belkin USB 1.1 (Model: FU5005) in my 6500 based CC more or less successfully over the years. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I am aware that there were two models types of that card, FU5005 for PC and FU5005-MAC for Macintosh, but I've read reports that both have been used successfully. The only difference that I could see from either board was that the Macintosh version had a slightly different layout, more caps, and a bigger oscillator (also, the PC version is a blue board rather than green). My assumption is that the card is not working right because it is the PC version, even though it uses the same OPTi FireLink chip(?)
Anyway, here it goes: I know that multiport/multibus cards such as USB/FW combo cards, and most USB 2.0 cards for the same reason, do not work in the 6500 series since it doesn't support PCI bridging, that is a given. Now, do any of you guys know/have a USB 1.1 card that you could suggest and that is known to work flawlessly on that type of system?
I was able to replace my faulty 6500/250 board which caused me so much heartache, or headache rather (yay, no more random type 11 / 13 errors on bootup, random lockups, and the network card is ALWAYS detected and working), thanks to a very friendly LEM Swapper (thanks again Mike!) but the intermittened USB issues are still persisting and my assumption is that it could be due to the fact of what type of card I've been using.
From what I have seen, most USB 1.1 cards use the same OPTi FireLink chip used in the Belkin adapter (granted, the board designs and components are quite different at times) but I am somewhat worried of having to get another USB adapter which could potentially display the same issues. Are there any alternatives to the OPTi chipset? I've heared numerous times that NEC chips appear to be more compatible than others, but most NEC based cards I could find are USB 2.0 which obviously won't work.
Any input or suggestions would be, as always, greatly appreciated!
~~BeniD82
General question here. I've been using a Belkin USB 1.1 (Model: FU5005) in my 6500 based CC more or less successfully over the years. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I am aware that there were two models types of that card, FU5005 for PC and FU5005-MAC for Macintosh, but I've read reports that both have been used successfully. The only difference that I could see from either board was that the Macintosh version had a slightly different layout, more caps, and a bigger oscillator (also, the PC version is a blue board rather than green). My assumption is that the card is not working right because it is the PC version, even though it uses the same OPTi FireLink chip(?)
Anyway, here it goes: I know that multiport/multibus cards such as USB/FW combo cards, and most USB 2.0 cards for the same reason, do not work in the 6500 series since it doesn't support PCI bridging, that is a given. Now, do any of you guys know/have a USB 1.1 card that you could suggest and that is known to work flawlessly on that type of system?
I was able to replace my faulty 6500/250 board which caused me so much heartache, or headache rather (yay, no more random type 11 / 13 errors on bootup, random lockups, and the network card is ALWAYS detected and working), thanks to a very friendly LEM Swapper (thanks again Mike!) but the intermittened USB issues are still persisting and my assumption is that it could be due to the fact of what type of card I've been using.
From what I have seen, most USB 1.1 cards use the same OPTi FireLink chip used in the Belkin adapter (granted, the board designs and components are quite different at times) but I am somewhat worried of having to get another USB adapter which could potentially display the same issues. Are there any alternatives to the OPTi chipset? I've heared numerous times that NEC chips appear to be more compatible than others, but most NEC based cards I could find are USB 2.0 which obviously won't work.
Any input or suggestions would be, as always, greatly appreciated!
~~BeniD82