Using PCMCIA cardbus to Expresscard 34mm adapter USB 3.0 Powerbook G4

SHartz40 · Mar 28, 2015

I'm using a PCMCIA to 34 mm Expresscard USB 3.0 adapter with my Apple Mac Powerbook G4 Aluminum running Leopard. The 34mm card supplies power to a USB fan, but my Monster Digital USB 3.0 SSD is not recognized . So Expresscard IS supplying power via my slot. What do I need to do to get the small Monster SSD to be recognized on my system?? Driver??? The Monster SSD IS recognized and usable through my standard onboard USB 2.0 slots and a USB 2.0 PCMCIA card and functions fine, but I want USB 3.0 speed (or at least over USB 2.0 speed.....) Should be possible.

Thanks!

Edgecrusherr · Apr 30, 2015

As much as I'd love to see USB 3.0 support for PPC, there are no drivers available, and there will almost certainly never be support. Furthermore, currently USB 3.0 only works with 10.7+. You would need someone who could write the driver (kext) for PPC 10.5, but I don't see that ever happening, as it would be very difficult and take a lot of time. The current hackintosh kext is a modification of 3rd party card makers that use specific chips. Apple themselves only use intel's built-in USB 3.0.

Please let me know if you ever find PPC USB 3.0 support, but we'll probably never see it. Sorry!

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