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From: Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com>
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, 6 July, 2009 1:19:03 PM
Subject: B&W startup error
I've just bought a Sonnet Encore G4/500 upgrade for my elderly but
100% reliable Rev 1 B&W G3/400. (I want to try Mac OS X Server 10.4 on
it, and this requires a G4 CPU.)
Snag is, when I fit the new chip, the Mac won't boot. I don't get a
Sad Mac or a crash tone or anything, just 5 short clear beeps from the
speaker. It sounds much more like a PC error beep than a Mac one!
I power on, it goes BIP BIP BIP BIP BIP and then just sits there.
Replacing the G3, it works fine again.
Any ideas, anyone?
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Apple crippled the B&W firmware so it would not take a G4 CPU.
There are upgrades to the firmware for Smurfs to permit the installation of a
G4 CPU, although it can be a bit fraught. You should be able to find it at
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G4CARDS/NewerTechG4z/ or even from OWC's excellent
site.
Ted
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