Encore/ZIF G3 & G4
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IDDownload TitleDownload LinkPost Date
269 Encore/ZIF Processor Upgrade User's ManualMay-08-19
270 Encore/ZIF 1.0 GHz Processor Upgrade User's GuideMay-08-19
Installation instructions for installing the Sonnet Encore/ZIF Processor Upgrade Card into a supported Power Mac G3 All-in-One, Blue & White, Desktop, Tower, or Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics) computer.
 
 
FAQ (13)
IDArticle TitlePost Date
72 The Crescendo/Encore installer hangs, or crashes the system; occurs most often when run from the Sonnet installer CD.May-12-09
78 Why does the Encore/ZIF (700MHz and faster) require that my Blue & White or PCI Graphics G4 bus speed be slowed to 66MHz? Doesn't that slow down my computer?May-12-09
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
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
238 System will not start following installation of the processor upgrade card, or may fail shortly after restart. IMPORTANT! Do not continue attempts to restart—immediately unplug your computer.May-12-09
239 Encore firmware updater must be run to allow installation of a G4 processor in these machines, but this software is not available for Mac OS X.Jun-25-09
240 During Crescendo/Encore Install 1.4.6 software installation, the system displays an error message stating "Your computer's firmware does not have the Sonnet G4-enabling patch installed."May-12-09
Due to a coding error, Crescendo/Encore Install 1.4.6 cannot complete the firmware patch successfully. Only this version of software has this issue.

To address this issue, install the latest version of Sonnet software.
 
241 While applying the Sonnet G3 firmware patch on a Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) computer, the updater stops and either: a) The error message, "Assertion (modPtr) failed in firmwareUpdater.c on line 236" appears. OR b) Your system boots to the desktop and a message stating, "Your computer's firmware does not have the Sonnet G4-enabling patch installed" appears.Jul-23-09
242 After following all of the instructions in the included User's Quick Start Guide and installing the Encore/ZIF G4 upgrade card, the computer freezes at random during boot up or boots to the desktop without any issues, but crashes randomly, and/or programs unexpectedly quit.May-12-09
243 After removing and replacing my Encore/ZIF card during the course of troubleshooting, or after moving it from one machine to another, my computer has stopped booting, or started crashing shortly after booting.May-12-09
244 After following all of the instructions in the included User's Quick Start Guide and installing the Encore/ZIF G4 upgrade card, my computer crashes during boot up. The computer generates the boot chime and video is displayed, however, the boot process stops with just a cursor on screen.May-12-09
It is likely that an Apple OEM Ultra-Wide SCSI PCI card using out-of-date firmware is causing the freeze. Because the latest firmware update for this card from Apple was released in September 2000, problems arise when this card is used with an Encore/ZIF G4 (700 MHz or faster).

To solve this issue, update the SCSI card\u8217 s firmware. Before you begin, remove the Encore/ZIF card and replace the previously installed processor, carefully following all the standard procedures. In order to update this card\u8217 s firmware, you will first need to remove the original Apple firmware code, and then \u8220 flash\u8221 the card with the latest firmware from Atto, the card\u8217 s original manufacturer. Please visit the following website that has the utilities and instructions you\u8217 ll need to update this SCSI card\u8217 s firmware:

http://www.os9forever.com/SCSICard.html

Note: All of these updates must be completed with the Encore/ZIF G4 card removed from your system. Once you\u8217 ve updated the firmware on the SCSI card, you may reinstall the Encore/ZIF G4 processor card and your system should operate normally.