Bolle
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I just acquired a Sonnet Encore G4 ZIF 800MHz that was supposed to be dead from eBay. I wanted to use it in a Daystar Carrier in my 9600.
I tested the card in a Beige G3 and it booted straight without any problem.
At the moment there is a 500MHz Sonnet ZIF in the Carrier in the 9600 which is running just fine.
My guess was that the 800mhz should just run as well then. Only problem is that it wont fit physically.
I noticed that the ZIF has two missing pins on the edges so that you theoretically can install it in two directions. After studying the user manual I saw that you indeed have to install it in a different way when you use it in a B/W than the way you plug it into the Beige - while the original ZIF in those two plugs in the same way. The card has to sense how it is plugged in somehow.
So while the card wont fit into the Daystar the way it boots with the Beige it will fit just fine the way it should boot in the B/W.
If I plug everything in the 9600 does just nothing but turn on and no chime at all - same happens when i put it in the "B/W-way" in the Beige.
Anyone got an idea what else I could try?
I tested the card in a Beige G3 and it booted straight without any problem.
At the moment there is a 500MHz Sonnet ZIF in the Carrier in the 9600 which is running just fine.
My guess was that the 800mhz should just run as well then. Only problem is that it wont fit physically.
I noticed that the ZIF has two missing pins on the edges so that you theoretically can install it in two directions. After studying the user manual I saw that you indeed have to install it in a different way when you use it in a B/W than the way you plug it into the Beige - while the original ZIF in those two plugs in the same way. The card has to sense how it is plugged in somehow.
So while the card wont fit into the Daystar the way it boots with the Beige it will fit just fine the way it should boot in the B/W.
If I plug everything in the 9600 does just nothing but turn on and no chime at all - same happens when i put it in the "B/W-way" in the Beige.
Anyone got an idea what else I could try?