Protronix 4-Port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCI-Express Controller Card PCI-E Express Card TO 4 Ports USB 3.0 Host Expansion For Desktop W/Front Panel 4 Port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCIe Card Upgrade For Mac Pro 2006-2012 *HSierra 10.13.

Live wallpaper for mac. I'm looking for a recommendation from anyone with hands-on experience with USB 3.0 PCIe cards. I need it for an external Blu-Ray drive that I'll be using to back up a data base onto rewritable Blu-Ray discs (BD-E). I'm currently running OS X 10.6.8 on a Mac Pro Quad-Core 2.8GHz (mid-2010), but I have ML 10.8.5 installed on another drive, and I'm gradually making the transition as I test all my apps and plugins for ML compatibility. So, I'll need to have something that works with 10.8.5. Last I knew, Highpoint's card had problems with Mountain Lion, but they might have fixed it by now. I expect that Sonnet's card would work OK, but I'd appreciate anyone's actual experience. Click to expand.Thanks for that pastrychef.

As it turns out, the most cost-effective solution is just replacing my existing internal SuperDrive with an internal Blu-Ray drive. The LG 16x drive can do everything the SuperDrive can do, plus Blu-Ray, and more. Just $85 and I'm done; no external enclosure, and no USB 3.0 card. I guess I'll sell my SuperDrive on fleaBay.

Apple's lack of support for USB 3.0 is one of those incomprehensible aspects of Cupertino's approach to connectivity and interoperability. I guess they're putting all their eggs in the Thunderbolt basket. FWIW, I talked to the folks at Sonnet recently. They're coming out with a 4-port USB 3.0 PCIe card in early 2014. Their existing Allegro 2-port card (which includes 3 FW800 ports) is rumored to work well, but I don't need any more FW800 ports. Thanks for that pastrychef. As it turns out, the most cost-effective solution is just replacing my existing internal SuperDrive with an internal Blu-Ray drive.

The LG 16x drive can do everything the SuperDrive can do, plus Blu-Ray, and more. Just $85 and I'm done; no external enclosure, and no USB 3.0 card.

I guess I'll sell my SuperDrive on fleaBay. Apple's lack of support for USB 3.0 is one of those incomprehensible aspects of Cupertino's approach to connectivity and interoperability. I guess they're putting all their eggs in the Thunderbolt basket. FWIW, I talked to the folks at Sonnet recently. They're coming out with a 4-port USB 3.0 PCIe card in early 2014. Their existing Allegro 2-port card (which includes 3 FW800 ports) is rumored to work well, but I don't need any more FW800 ports. Click to expand.That's probably good advice.

I suspect that whatever relative pittance I might get for a used SuperDrive would be outweighed by the convenience of having a working drive on hand as a backup (.er, minus BR functionality). I'm curious, though, as to what's behind your recommendation. I'm not sure why the BR drive is any more likely to 'go bork' than any other optical drive. Do you have specific information about some kind of intrinsic lack of reliability in BR drives in general?

Since my last post, I've purchased and installed a Blu-Ray drive (LG Model HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH16NS40) in my Mac Pro Quad-Core (Mid 2010) running OS X 10.8.5, and it's working fine. Installing Generic Driver in 10.7.5 Hi, I took the advice on this thread and purchased an Inatek 4 port USB PCI card for the MacPro 3.1 I'm working on - I downloaded the Generic Driver GenericUSBXHCI Open Source USB 3.0 xHC driver for OS X 10.7.5 - 10.9 But there's no apparent way to install it. If I simply drag the.kext file into the System Library Extension folder it tells me it's been improperly installed. When I check the System Profiler I see the Inatek is recognized, but there is No driver installed, so, I'm assuming it isn't going to work.

There is no USB 3 superbus that shows up in the USB profile, either. Could use some help installing the.kext file - the driver, so I can use this card I've purchased. Thanks very much, Paul.

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