Belkin Network USB Hub and Mac OSX (10.5.7) again.....

Ok to update the story from a couple of days ago....
As you can see from the post earlier I was not enamored by my purchase of the Belkin Network Hub and it's inability to function in any shape or form within a stable useable environment of OSX 10.5.7

However as I write this post I am transferring files across the network and backing up to my 2TB of storage that has laid dormant (If the truth be known) since I jumped from a desktop to a Laptop.
The key for those who have run into the error known as 'what is an effing SXUTPT driver anyway!!'.. and I still can't find the answer....

Is....

Download the Pre-release driver from the Belkin UK site (not the US site) this is what you are looking for on the site :

And then the download your after is :

Once this is downloaded it will give you an installer (ignore the disc that came with the Network Router- it's useless-) run the installer after having set up the router via the instructions in the manual.
You then will be prompted to restart your machine and your fingers will be crossed if your familiar with the SXUPTP driver issue!!
Belkin Control centre software will automatically start up , and if your drives are connected and turned on about 30secs later they will appear in the control centre interface mounted.
If you investigate the the 'General' panel you'll see this :

which tells you at last the SXUTPT driver is installed ...hurrah!!

A note of caution if you are running a laptop (like I am) you may be tempted to close the lid to put the laptop into 'sleep' mode while the drives are connected- you can do this - but you will only do it once! because it completely locks up your system, so I strongly advise you don't try that!!
Disconnect all drives and then close laptop for sleep mode - You don't have to Quit the belkin software as well...just have to make sure you disconnect all the drives connected via the Belkin control panel.

Hope this is of some use to you guys out there who have HDD's sitting around and laptop where the 'leads' aren't just quite long enough.
For less than £60 it's cheap way to 'network' your drives.
Transfer rates are about 1GB to 7mins so as a background transfer it's pretty acceptable in my eyes at least.
Also you can 'stream' video back off the drives to your laptop and then hence to your TV if required.