Universal PCI Cards (5V and 3.3V supported)

Symptoms:

Older (5V) PCI Cards won't fit into PowerMac G5 systems or PC motherboards with only 3.3V PCI slots.

Cause:

When Apple introduced the PowerMac G5, they elected to only include 3.3V PCI slots. Until this point, the vast majority of PCI slots included in both Macs and PCs were 5V PCI slots. PCI cards can be designed for compatibility with 5V PCI, 3.3V PCI or both. All of our products were only 5V compatible. So, any Echo product manufactured before 2004 is only 5V compatible and won't be compatible with the G5 Power Mac.

In 2004 we introduced universal versions of Layla24 and MiaMIDI which support 3.3V and 5V PCI slots. Also, all of our newer products (Layla3G, Gina3G) include universal PCI cards.

Products Affected:

Layla24, Gina24, MiaMIDI, Mia, Mona.

Solution:

If you intend to use an older Echo product in a PowerMac G5 or PC with 3.3V PCI, see if you have a Universal PCI card. To check this, look at your PCI card. If there are two slots in the bottom of the card you have a Universal PCI card. If there is one slot, you have a 5V only PCI card. More information on upgrading an older PCI card can be found here.

last updated: 04/17/2006