Encore/MDX G4 Duet
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IDDownload TitleDownload LinkPost Date
153 Encore Firmware Updater Installer (Mac OS X 10.3-10.4)May-08-19
400 Encore Firmware Updater Installer (Mac OS X 10.5)May-08-19
 
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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
176 Sonnet OS X Installer InstructionsMay-07-09
MAC OS X USERS -- Install Sonnet Firmware Patch
This section describes the installation of software required to support the Encore ZIF, Encore ST, or ST Duet G4 in your computer. Please note you MUST run the Sonnet Firmware Updater before you install this upgrade card. If you do not run the updater, your computer will not operate with the processor upgrade installed.

1) Insert the Sonnet Installer CD into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the Sonnet Install CD icon. When the Sonnet Install CD window appears, double-click the Mac OS X ONLY folder.

2) Double-click the Sonnet Firmware Updater icon; Mac OS X's built-in Install program will launch. Follow the onscreen directions to complete the installation of the Sonnet Firmware Updater and Sonnet Firmware Remover applications to your Applications folder.

3) Shut down your computer.

4) Press and hold the programmer's button until you hear a long tone; release the button when you hear the tone. Note: programmer's button is the little tiny pinhole on the front of a Quicksilver.
4a. For QuickSilver 2002: While holding the programmer's button, press and hold the 'start-up' button on the front of the Mac. When the Mac starts up, release the start-up button. Continue to hold the programmer's button and when you hear a long tone, release it.

5) Once the startup process is complete and you have logged in (if necessary), go to the Finder and select Applications from the Go menu.

6) Locate Sonnet Firmware Updater, and then double-click its icon to launch the application.

7) When the Sonnet Firmware Updater window appears, click OK.

8) When the Authenticate window appears, enter the Administrator password, and then click OK.

9) When the Wait message appears, DO NOT CLICK OK; just wait. Clicking the OK button will cause the application to quit. After the Wait message disappears, another message will appear indicating that the ROM is being patched. Do not turn the power off; this process may take several minutes.

10) When the message stating that the ROM has been patched appears, click OK. Shut down your computer; you may now install the Encore ZIF, Encore ST or ST Duet processor upgrade card.

Note: After updating your system's firmware with the Sonnet firmware installer, you do not need to install the other software located in the Mac OS X ONLY folder on the Sonnet Installer CD; that software is used for other processor upgrade cards by Sonnet.
 
204 Mac OS 10.5 "Leopard" shuts down a few seconds into booting after a new installation of the OS.May-07-09
This problem has nothing to do with our processor upgrade being in the machine or with the firmware update that was done beforehand.

It has everything to do with how 10.5 was installed. Doing the 10.5 install as a simple "Upgrade" rather than using some of the other options like Archive and Install or Erase and Install.

When you do a straight upgrade, the installer just overwrites the old 10.4 System folder and that can leave some incompatible kernel extensions lurking in the new 10.5 folder whose response to that is to shut down on boot if it encounters something it doesn't like. So you need to do an Archive and Install of 10.5. This will create a new System folder, migrate your various user settings but it won't migrate any outdated stuff to the new folder.
 
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
This is not a malfunction and is not related in any way to Sonnet upgrade products; this is the result of an additional Mac OS 9.x startup process that did not occur during startup in earlier Mac OS versions. There is a new "hidden" Mac OS 9.x feature called Startup Memory Tests in the Memory Control Panel, which defaults to the "On" setting. This adds time during a startup or restart, as all of the RAM installed in the computer is checked.

This issue affects any machine running OS 9.x (OS X status is unknown as of this writing), with or without upgrades installed. The more RAM installed, the longer the test. (Note that a Mac upgraded with a Sonnet G3 or G4 processor card gets through this process much faster than a "stock" machine.)

Since this is not a malfunction, no solution is required. However, since RAM seldom fails after the first few days of regular use, you may turn this test off if a faster startup cycle is desired. To access this feature you must hold down the Command key and the Option key WHILE opening the Memory Control Panel. When the control panel opens, you will see a setting at the bottom of the control panel. Click the Startup Memory Tests' Off button, then close the Memory Control Panel. Be aware that from now on, when you start up or restart your computer, the Mac OS will NOT check your RAM. If in the future you suspect a memory problem and want to check your RAM, you will need to repeat this procedure and turn the Startup Memory Tests back on.