Encore/ST G4
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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
76 Which current Encore/ST G4 processor upgrades include a pre-attached heat sink?May-12-09
77 I purchased an Encore/ST G4 processor upgrade that is just a card; is it less reliable than one with a pre-attached heat sink?May-12-09
169 May I discard my original CPU after installing Sonnet's upgrade cards? May-07-09
Sonnet recommends that you keep the original processor card even after installing our upgrade cards in case you ever need them.
 
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
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
235 After installing the Encore/ST G4 upgrade card, its speed is reported incorrectly. This occurs using Apple System Profiler (ASP), as well as other third party reporting utilities such as Xbench, Tech Tool, and others.May-12-09
Encore/ST G4 upgrade cards use processor chips from Freescale Semiconductor (formerly a division of Motorola). Currently, ASP and third party reporting utilities may not accurately calculate the bus multiplier used on some Encore/ST cards to achieve the processor\u8217 s rated speed. Because of this shortcoming, the utilities may report a processor speed of 0 MHz, or simply miscalculate the multiplier and come up with a number, for example, such as 667 MHz.

Mac OS 9 Users:
Use the latest version of Sonnet\u8217 s Metronome utility. It has been updated to accurately report the processor speed of the Encore/ST G4 upgrade card.

Mac OS X Users:
Update your system with the latest version of SonnetCache. It enables Apple System Profiler to accurately report the Encore/ST G4 upgrade card's speed.
 
236 After installing an Encore/ST G4 processor upgrade into my Power Mac G4 computer or upgrading to Final Cut Pro 4.0 (or later), a message stating, “The required hardware could not be found,” appears when I attempt to launch the application.May-12-09
237 After installing an Encore/ST processor card into my computer, it won't boot or it is very unstable.Aug-06-09