[G4] Sonnet Encore install

[Paul Moortgat]

In the old (waw!) it was practice to do so.  That's what I have read.  
Now maybe with new chips on these new cards, it's no longer necessary.

Paul Moortgat



On 26-sep-04, at 21:11, Ron Steinke wrote:
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> On Sep 25, 2004, at 12:31 PM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
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> The normal way is that you reset the Cuda.  But if it works, there's 
> no need for to do it.
>
> Paul Moortgat
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> On 25-sep-04, at 21:10, Kevin Willis wrote:
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>> I just received my Sonnet 1 Ghz Encore card for my G4/400 Gigabit 
>> Mac.  I read and followed the instructions that came with it.  It 
>> boots and shows up in ASP as a 1 Ghz CPU.  I didn't see anywhere in 
>> the instructions about resetting the Cuda.  Do I need to reset it or 
>> not?  It seems to be working fine, is there anything else I need to 
>> do?  I just popped it in and fired it up.
>>
>> Thanks--
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>
> I am not sure exactly why you are saying that the normal way is to 
> reset the CUDA when I could not find any reference to having to do 
> that in any of the literature that came with either my 800MHz or my 
> 1GHz Sonnet upgrades.
>
> What is the reason for doing that, if any?
>
> Everything that I have read indicates to me that resetting the CUDA is 
> a "last ditch effort" to correct some problem that you cannot resolve 
> by zapping the PRAM or rebuilding the desktop file.