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 Does NOT work with Mac OS X 10.4 March 15, 2006
Mark H (NoVA)
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
I just purchased this exact model from Amazon a few days ago. It arrived today and there's nothing anywhere about mac compatibility. No drivers on the Cd or on the Belkin website, and its not plug-and-play either. Apparently Belkin frequently changes the chip manufacturers that make the underlying technology, and their newest cards use chips that dont have mac drivers. Booo
I have a Quicksilver G4. OS X 10.4.4.
 Works Great with Mac Os X Tiger 10.4.4 January 27, 2006
Brad S. Cole (Bloomington, IL United States)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I tried another product before this to work with my Quicksilver G4 tower. I recently upgraded to the Airport Express and needed a wireless solution for the G4. I wasn't sure if anything would work with this other than the original Airport card (which is no longer made). The Airport Extreme card will not work in my machine either. This Belkin card was purchased locally, with the model number FSD7001. As soon as I installed it, the system immediately saw it. It was seamless. No software installation was needed. This works great on OS 10.4.4. Hope this helps you Mac users.
Easy to install if you follow the instructions August 10, 2005
The Finance Buff (USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This card is really easy to install if you read and follow the instructions. The anti-static wrap on the card states in large bold font that the software must be installed before the card is inserted into the machine. If you install the software first, the card will be recognized right away. Configuration is easy -- just match the settings on your router. I was able to install this card and start browsing the web in 10 minutes. I then downloaded and updated the firmware on the card. The latest firmware is stable. I never lose a connection. I have this computer in a separate room from my router. No more mess of network cables!
Far Below One Star, I'd go into Negative Stars... September 8, 2006
Irene Music
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Having given Belkin about 4 hours of my life, I thought I'd spend the next 5 mins encouraging others NOT TO BUY this crummy wireless card. Here are some details: I have Win XP on a 1.7Ghz intel computer I built in 2002, slightly older system but it's been updated regularly, anti-virus, not on a work/school network etc. I've had ZERO problems with this system and I know it like the back of my hand.
Enter Belkin Wireless PC Network Card. We get a wireless router and I decide to go wireless after years of cable lines.
The drivers for this card are horrible. They tell you to first install the drivers etc from the CD-Rom, then insert the PCI card, then run the Belkin Utility Set Up. OK, Done. For about 1 week, I had rather poor internet, not too bad, but running slow -- I know, that comes with wireless sometimes.
However, one day out of the blue and totally randomly it says it cannot find my IP address? As an indication of how backwards this product it, the SUPPORT IS AN INTERNET LINK. In the utilities, it says BELKIN SUPPORT and it's a LINK to their WEBSITE. How backwards is that?
Beyond that I've uninstalled and re-installed the drivers and they won't fully install. When you download the XP drivers from the Belkin Website (I borrowed a friends laptop, which is how I am writing this hot statement of protest), they ask you to INSTALL THE PCI CARD first before continuing with driver installation.
I've turned on and off my computer a million times, inserted and re-inserted the cards, downloaded drivers to my thumb drive and saved to my desktop incase it was my CD-ROM just not reading the CD correctly.
My last steps:
1. Uninstall (if I can, last I tried, the drivers won't uninstall all the way either, they freeze half way through)
2. box it up and send back
3. buy a different card (link sys or netgear)
4. WRITE THIS REVIEW WARNING
Can I just say "YARRRRG!"
OS X Installation and usage October 8, 2004
Justin D. Busch (Pgh, PA USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have just finished the installation of this card into my PowerMac G4 running Mac OS X 10.3.5. I must say I was initially very cautious with the installation because of the poor reviews that it has recieved here on Amazon.com. I must say that the installation and setup was extremely easy. Running the latest version of Mac OS X the card works directly from the Airport drivers installed with the operating system, no additional setup is required. I plugged the card in and OS X recognized it immediately. I have had the chance to test the connection speed and it is running at the full 54Mbps, outstanding. Mac users should definately give this one a try, rather than forking out hundred-some dollars for Apple's Airport card.
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