Sonnet Cube Install kit with VRM board Cancelled

[Don Linares]

Sonnet Cube Install kit with VRM board Cancelled - After waiting so 
many months after the announcement I suspected this would happen, but 
it's apparently official now. Got this from a friend.

"After an extensive development effort, Sonnet no longer plans to 
introduce an Encore/ST Cube installation kit that includes a new VRM 
module for the Cube. Even though the replacement VRM provided more 
power to the processor card, other Cube electrical component became 
overstressed. As a result, Sonnet will not support the Cube with 
current versions of Encore/ST 1.0 GHz and 1.4GHz processor cards.

While Sonnet regrets the cancellation of this solution, we want to 
assure our customers that a thorough research and design project was 
completed before this decision was reached. Our conclusion is that a 
100% safe VRM replacement cannot be offered for an acceptable price.

Sonnet continues to offer both high-performance and economical upgrade 
options for Cube owners. The Encore/ST G4 800 MHz and 1.2 GHz upgrades 
use processors that do not overtax the Cube's power design, and these 
are both fully supported in conjunction with the Sonnet Cube 
Installation Kit P/N SGC-KIT and professional installation. Both are 
fully compatible with the Cube, as well as all software and system 
versions through OS X 10.3.

Sonnet is hopeful that future lower-power processor designs may enable 
faster Cube solutions, and we will certainly pursue such solutions 
should they make sense for our customers."

I'll bet you'll see  7457 CPU based G4 upgrades for the Cube real soon 
now ... positive they're coming from another source. I hope to have one 
to test within days.