PCI NIC on Macintosh? Help!!!

[qiu]

I want to install a NIC in Performa Series Macintosh...

Can I install a PC part (like Realtek ones)?

If not can you tell me what type of Network Card may I install in it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[mastarecoil]

You probally have to go usb or something. Macs for some reason are designed to make everything external cause oviosly your desk must not look bad enough with a mac on it. Anyways usb nics are pretty cheap, like 20 bucks for a 10bt, I dont think macs need more then that because of there speed.

Garrett.

 

[TheCableGuy]

Here's some internal NIC's that work in MAC's
Linky, linky

Hope that helps! And don't listen to mastarecoil, Mac's are beautiful. People always criticize what they don't understand!

TheCableGuy

 

[qiu]

Thanks all ;-)

 

[jsm]

Well, the Performa series was kinda poopy. All the high end boxes were the way to go, IMHO.

 

[GSmith]

Which models of Performas? The Performa name was almost like another brand name for the Macs (kinda like GM has its divisions that sell basically the same car under different names). There were lots of different systems sold under that name.

If it has PCI slots, then you can probably use generic cards with a Realtek chipset. Last I checked, there were Mac drivers on Realteks ftp site. Also look here for a good price on a card that is listed as Mac compatible:
Computer Geeks

If you dont actually have PCI slots, you're not totally out of luck. Just about any Mac with an expansion slot can take an ethernet card, just a matter of how much you have to spend.