Fitting more USB ports on Mac Pro

[tomf]

Hi,

i was wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to fit more usb ports in the back of the Mac Pro?

I got my mac pro about 4/5 years ago, and could really use some more ports.

Thanks for any help and advice,

Tom

 

[50wyldeman]

Tom:
I have a 2008 Mac Pro 3,1~ I use this card from sonnet.

It has done well bought it over a year and a half ago. System specs are in my sig.

 

[darknite38]

If you don't feel like putting that card in you can always buy a USB hub.

 

[handheldgames]

forget sonnet.. save a bunch of $$$

read this: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1082807/

 

[tomf]

I've already got a hub, and the problem with hubs is that they share speeds on one port. Some of the things I use via USB require their own port.

Thanks for that link, I'll check it out. Will any pcie card work on a mac pro or are there specific ones only for mac/pros?

 

[handheldgames]

I've already got a hub, and the problem with hubs is that they share speeds on one port. Some of the things I use via USB require their own port.

Thanks for that link, I'll check it out. Will any pcie card work on a mac pro or are there specific ones only for mac/pros?

That card has an identical layout to the sonnet product. I believe the key ingredient is the NEC USB chipset.

 

[flatfoot]

That card has an identical layout to the sonnet product. I believe the key ingredient is the NEC USB chipset.

Yepp, that it is.