Au contraire, the Sonnet board/card is an excellent choice. You install the software then install the card. It is good software.
I'm still chaffing from all the problems I've had with a power logix G4 Card in my PTP.
Sonnet is a good company and their telephone support is superb.
I've put several (7 or 8) Sonnet cards in Machines that go back to my IIvx. All are working well and still in use.
After running Conflict Catcher on all machines, many times , I can attest the Sonnet Enabler Software has never conflicted with anything. MicroSuck, Spell Catcher and Adobe Type manager have caused most of my conflicts and crashes over the years. I have software, still new in the Box so to speak, that never worked. Crashed from day one. Wasted hours on the phone with no relief. Get your money back? "Tuff Fecal Material!"
As to his clone Bias, I've had excellent value from my PCP 240, I bought new with the $999. Sony 19" Monitor in '97. When they first became available, I put first a Sonnet G3 400 MHz and then a G3 500 MHz in it. With a global Village v92 modem, it's still my main toy at our Summer Retreat.
RHB
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James Grubic wrote:
> Hello:
>
> You will not be able to use a processor card from another PCI machine.
> You will need to buy a G3/G4 upgrade that specifically states it is
> compatible with the PowerBase. The circuitry is different.
>
> The Sonnet Crescendo/L2 fits in the L2 cache slot of the PowerBase, but
> I wouldn't buy that card as it needs special software to be recognized.
>
> In the past, I have seen G3 upgrade cards available at OtherWorld
> Computing (http://www.macsales.com) that list compatibility with the
> PowerBase, but those appear to be discontinued. Perhaps a search on some
> other vendor sites, or even eBay, will list other models of cards
> compatible with the PowerBase. I specifically recall that some of the
> XLR8 and PowerLogix cards listed compatibility with the PowerBase models.
>
> For the carrier card you do have, you may want to look up the specs and
> docs before messing around.
>
>
> James
>
>
>
>> I made a trade recently involving a PowerBase 200, as well as some other goodies. I've had good luck with
>> genuine Apple machines, Clones, on the other hand, are a different
>> story. I won't bore you all with the details of the compatibility
>> problems associated with upgrading a Umax S900, nor shall I go into
>> great detail about the erratic PowerWave I have sitting around
>> gathering dust and rust.
>>
>> What I am interested in doing right away is upgrading the processor,
>> preferably with parts that I already have laying around. Even though
>> this machine has a 603e, I see that the slot for the processor is the
>> same design and size as those in other PCI Power Macs and clones.
>> Does this mean that I can use any old processor that I have laying
>> around, provided, of course, that I find one that's short enough? I
>> know I've got a ZIF carrier around here that's rather low in profile,
>> being not much larger than the ZIF socket itself.
>>
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