Fed up

[spindlenine]

I just wanted to post to second the notion that an earlier poster made - that the issue is probably related to USB rather than the Virus.

I would recommend looking in System Profiler to see if the Virus shows up in the USB section. You will need to go to View => Refresh to see it pop up if you load System Profiler before you plug in the TI. After the connection fails, refresh System Profiler again to see if the TI still shows up in there. If it does, then it might be an issue with the TI rather than your G5 (although that is not totally definitive).

If you decide to try a fresh USB PCI card, note that they are dead simple to install - you can install one in less than five minutes if you have enough space to open up the G5's case. Be sure to get a reputable card from a well-known Mac supplier (such as Belkin); I recently purchased a FireWire PCI card for my old Quicksilver G4 tower, but I can't use it for FireWire networking because it is a dodgy Chinese card I got for cheap on Newegg. That's what I get for being a cheap bastard.

Good luck with the problem - I hope it goes away for you. Let us know if you find a fix.

- max

[Prime NL]

Just a tip...do not buy a combo PCI card as this mostly will not work on a older Mac G4 or G5.

Just buy a dedicated PCI USB card and you are ready to go.