Re: Quadra 800 w/Sonnet PPC100MHz Card

[PeterH5322]

In a message dated 7/22/01 8:15:06 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<<
I had the same problem with a DayStar PowerPro in a Q-800.  It turned out to
not be properly seated in the PDS slot.  It was one of my first upgrades and I
was just too careful.  A little contact cleaner and, a little more pushing, a
working PPC800.
>>

Improper seating problems plagues these PDS connectors. They must be seated 
completely. If you can feel the interface between the mobo's connector and 
the PDS card's connector, and you discover the least little bit of space, 
then the PDS card is not seated correctly.

Since these are gold-plated connectors, contact cleaner is neither needed nor 
recommended.





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Re: Quadra 800 w/Sonnet PPC100MHz Card

[Walt Nicholas]

David A Schwartz wrote:

> New to this list. Have a Quadra 800 with a Sonnet 100 PPC upgrade. It
> worked fine for 18 months. Now I get a "death chimes" about a minute into
> the boot-up process, before the keyboard and monitor become active. Talked
> with Sonnet techs, who had no clue, but agreed to replace the Sonnet card
> (3 year warantee). New card, same problem. When I pull the card, or
> inactivate it with the PPC Card control panel, the Quadra boots just fine,
> and all RAM registers. The few non-PPC apps work fine too. Zapped PRAM,
> replaced that aforementioned control panel, without success. I think it
> points to a failure on the motherboard, maybe something connected only with
> that upgrade slot the Sonnet card uses. Anyone have any other ideas?
> Without a PPC upgrade, the Quadra has little usefulness. Any suggestions on
> what to do with it? Without a PPC processor, donation to charitable causes
> might be more of an insult than charity.
>

Walt Nicholas from sunny Camano Island writes:
I had the same problem with a DayStar PowerPro in a Q-800.  It turned out to
not be properly seated in the PDS slot.  It was one of my first upgrades and I
was just too careful.  A little contact cleaner and, a little more pushing, a
working PPC800.



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Quadra 800 w/Sonnet PPC100MHz Card

[David A Schwartz]

New to this list. Have a Quadra 800 with a Sonnet 100 PPC upgrade. It
worked fine for 18 months. Now I get a "death chimes" about a minute into
the boot-up process, before the keyboard and monitor become active. Talked
with Sonnet techs, who had no clue, but agreed to replace the Sonnet card
(3 year warantee). New card, same problem. When I pull the card, or
inactivate it with the PPC Card control panel, the Quadra boots just fine,
and all RAM registers. The few non-PPC apps work fine too. Zapped PRAM,
replaced that aforementioned control panel, without success. I think it
points to a failure on the motherboard, maybe something connected only with
that upgrade slot the Sonnet card uses. Anyone have any other ideas?
Without a PPC upgrade, the Quadra has little usefulness. Any suggestions on
what to do with it? Without a PPC processor, donation to charitable causes
might be more of an insult than charity.

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