Hmm... I don't remember if it was FL1009. If I can dig up that card, I'll have a look. Thanks for the info.
I tried searching for the AppleUSBXHCIPCI.kext file. I couldn't find it. Did you have El Capitan beta installed? Are you using a hackintosh?
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USB 3.x PCIe Cards for Classic Mac Pro
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Hmm... I don't remember if it was FL1009. If I can dig up that card, I'll have a look. Thanks for the info.
I tried searching for the AppleUSBXHCIPCI.kext file. I couldn't find it. Did you have El Capitan beta installed? Are you using a hackintosh?
The file is inside another .kext.
Go to System/Library/Extensions and Right Click "Show Package Contents" on IOUSBHostFamily.kext
Go to Plugins and there is AppleUSBXHCIPCI.kext
At this moment I try to figure out how to enable my NEC based 4 ports USB 3.0 PCI card to play on El Capitan. On Yosemite works OK.
The solution that worked on Yosemite, doesn't work here. On System Profiler sees the PCI card as PSX4.
Here is the info on El Capitan:
PXS4:
Type: USB eXtensible Host Controller
Driver Installed: Yes
MSI: Yes
Bus: PCI
Slot: Slot-4
Vendor ID: 0x1912
Device ID: 0x0014
Subsystem Vendor ID: 0x1912
Subsystem ID: 0x0015
Revision ID: 0x0003
Link Width: x1
Link Speed: 2.5 GT/s
If I find the solution on NEC chips based USB 3 PCI cards, I'll let you all know.
No hackintosh, it's a Mac Pro 5,1 OS X Release 15A284. Not a big thing to patch, but you need rootless = 0 and allow unsigned kexts. Info.plist contains FL1100.
But as soon the 4 port arrives I'll revert to original
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Hey guys,
Suddenly I have issues with the CallDigit FASTA-6GU3 PRO, not mounting a RAID0 form an USB 3.0 enclosure when my Mac Pro is fired up and online and turning on the enclosure. Even not showing up in Dick Utilities.
Can't seem to figure this one out! Any ideas?
Cheers
Suddenly I have issues with the CallDigit FASTA-6GU3 PRO, not mounting a RAID0 form an USB 3.0 enclosure when my Mac Pro is fired up and online and turning on the enclosure. Even not showing up in Dick Utilities.
Can't seem to figure this one out! Any ideas?
Cheers
You need to start basic troubleshooting to narrow down where the problem is. I'd plug the enclosure into a USB 2.0 port to see if it worked there. I'd also plug other USB devices, preferably a storage drive, into the CalDigit to see if they work there.
Thanks for your reply! Basic troubleshooting it will have to be... Keep you posted about the outcome!
Cheers
inateck KT4004 (4-port Pci-e USB 3.0 card) works fine with El Capitan (10.11) on MacPro 6-core mid-2010. Just bought this cheap card. On the box it says that it only works with windows, on the website they say its not compatible with 10.10 Yosemite - but wonder on my MacPro with 10.11. it works without any problems and quite fast.
Same here, tired of the NEC chip based card and bought Inateck KT4004 too. Works out of the box in 10.10.5, 10.11 and Windows 10 Pro without a problem. No Kernel Panics etc. like when I had the other card installed that worked only in Yosemite and Windows 10.
Install inateck today in my 2006 Mac Pro, working great with my WD My Book USB 3.0 drive as Time Machine disk.
I have the same card but for some reason it works very unreliably with bus-powered devices apart maybe from a simple USB stick. That's certainly the case of my Lexar dual-slot card reader: it will either not work at all or hang after a few seconds of transfer.
I know this USB adapter card only draws power from the PCIe slot but I would have expected it to still properly power a card reader. I solved the problem by coupling it with a powered USB 3.0 hub.
flatlux,
The KT-4004 generally works very well with buss powered devices. However, if your particular hardware creates a draw greater than it's abilities, you might want to try a Sonnett Allegro card instead. It's specialties inclued high current output for demanding devices and the pro model (reviewed here) has an independent controllesr for each port that provides for faster transfers where multiple ports are used at the same time.
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The Lexar is a problematic reader, there are at least a half a dozen complaints about it being unreliable in this thread. The Lexar also won't work with certain USB 3.0 MacBooks. Mikeboss helpfully posted this link to a firmware update that he says fixes the problem.
I used to warn people about the Lexar reader in the first page summary, but since there was a newer firmware that fixed the problem and I hadn't seen any complaints since then, I removed the warning. I suggest you try the firmware update and let us know if it fixes the problem or not. Maybe I should put the warning back.
But in any case, it's not a power issue. I've used the KT4004 with two bus-powered 2.5" rotational hard drives simultaneously (copying files from one to the other), and I imagine those use a heck of a lot more power than a card reader.
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If you want to read more about problems with the Lexar, here's a search for "Lexar" in this USB 3.0 thread. There are several posts about it.
I updated the firmware a while ago and it did not help. I had similar issues with a cheap USB card reader bought from the local supermarket and never managed to use any 2.5" HDD directly. There might something wrong with the power supply lines in the PCIe slots on my MP. I know it does not seem to make much sense but I had plenty of issues until I started using a powered hub. I had tried using an earlier Inateck USB card with an internal power feed but since my MP is full of HDDs and I used the SATA connectors from the ODD bay for an SSD, it had no spare power source.
Anything is possible I suppose, but I've never heard of that specifically. It could be a defective Inateck card too. There are a few (very few) that have had a problem with the card. Inateck isn't big on trouble shooting or support. I'd like to see if you still have the same problem with a known good card on 2.5" BUSS powered drives. I've run 4 at a time on that card with all doing continuous transfers and never had a problem.
Regarding the Lexar, as ActionableMago has already said, it's a known issue and it's more of a Lexar issue not a USB 3.0 card issue.
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NewerTech MAXPower USB 3/eSATA 2x2 Host Adapter is working in El Capitan.
This card requires a driver so I was happy to see it working after recently upgrading to El Capitan.
This card requires a driver so I was happy to see it working after recently upgrading to El Capitan.
I had the same problem in early Yosemite builds. For me it wasn't related to USB. I turned off all network sharing (remote access) and wake on network access. This fixed the problem forever.
found another choice of FL-1100 base USB 3.0 card , look pretty nice & good quality , waiting it to come , will report back 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Port-Supe...c-Pro-Native-OSX-10-8-2-10-11-x-/262144029569
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Port-Supe...c-Pro-Native-OSX-10-8-2-10-11-x-/262144029569
Oh, they are from Hong Kong. Hopefully I can get the WiFi ac card and this USB 3.0 card from them with free shipping. I am now with the Orico card, it works, but need the power cable. I want a card that only use the slot power.
Edit 1: Too bad, they didn't even ship within Hong Kong. And of course I have no way to contact them outside eBay. So, no chance to get this card (and the WiFi ac card) with a reasonable price.
Edit 1: Too bad, they didn't even ship within Hong Kong. And of course I have no way to contact them outside eBay. So, no chance to get this card (and the WiFi ac card) with a reasonable price.
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None of the cards recommended in the first post require additional power--all are powered from the PCIe slot.