Encore/MDX G4 Duet
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Driver (2)
IDDownload TitleDownload LinkPost Date
153 Encore Firmware Updater Installer (Mac OS X 10.3-10.4)
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May-08-19
400 Encore Firmware Updater Installer (Mac OS X 10.5)
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May-08-19
Description: This software installs the Sonnet Firmware Updater and Sonnet Firmware Remover applications to your computer's Mac OS X Applications folder. Sonnet Firmware Updater installs the firmware patch necessary to support various Encore/ST processor upgrade cards. Version 3.2 adds support for use in computers running versions of Mac OS X Version 10.5.
Computers: Power Mac G4 (all models except PCI Graphics).
Note: Users running Mac OS X Version 10.4 or 10.3 should use version 3.1 of Encore Firmware Updater Installer (Mac OS X).
 
 
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FAQ (6)
IDArticle TitlePost Date
169 May I discard my original CPU after installing Sonnet's upgrade cards? May-07-09
171 The speed indicated on the G3 or G4 chip on my Sonnet processor upgrade doesn't seem to match the speed of the upgrade I purchased. What's the story?May-07-09
175 The Crescendo/Encore installer hangs, or crashes the system; occurs most often when run from the Sonnet installer CD while using Mac OS 9.May-07-09
Under certain conditions, the Crescendo/Encore Installer application encounters conflicts that cause it to hang, or even crash the computer when the computer is booted in Mac OS 9 with extensions on.

To solve this issue, follow these steps:

1) If you have attempted to run the application directly from the Sonnet Installer CD, copy the Crescendo/Enc Ins file from the CD to the desktop (single-click and drag the file from the Mac OS 7-9 ONLY, not CLASSIC folder on to the desktop). Otherwise, go to step 2.

2) Restart the computer under Mac OS 9 with extensions off (hold down the Shift key when you turn on the computer until the message "Extensions Off" appears).

3) Launch the Crescendo/Encore Installer from the desktop and follow the instructions.
 
176 Sonnet OS X Installer InstructionsMay-07-09
204 Mac OS 10.5 "Leopard" shuts down a few seconds into booting after a new installation of the OS.May-07-09
218 The computer's standard startup process takes noticeably longer after upgrading to any Mac OS 9.x system from Mac OS 8.6 or earlier.May-12-09