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I bought a 1GHz G4 ZIF upgrade for my B&W, but...
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Oct 18, 2006, 11:28 AM
 
However, the seller didn't include the jumper block and power cable that the manual says is included. Assuming I can't get them from him, what are my options? Are there any generic parts available somewhere that work?

I'm waiting to hear back from Sonnet support.

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Oct 18, 2006, 11:35 AM
 
the power cable you should be able to fix, depending on what connectors it needs (if it's a standard 4 pin molex(F) to molex(M), I have these FS cheap)

However the jumper block may be a different story, as it would have to have the right pin config and such. Hopefully Sonnet can send you one asap
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Oct 18, 2006, 11:45 AM
 
the end on the cpu is 8 pins...
     
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Oct 18, 2006, 12:27 PM
 
Can you post a picture of it?
     
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Oct 18, 2006, 01:01 PM
 
Certainly, I'll update this later tonight.
     
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Oct 18, 2006, 08:46 PM
 
You can use tweezers to pull the jumpers out of the jumper block that should be on your machine and re-configure them, if you can find a chart showing how they should be configured. I did this a while back with a G4 500 ZIF card. It's tedious, and the jumper pins are tiny and easy to drop and lose, but it'll work.

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Oct 18, 2006, 10:11 PM
 
I don't see why the jumper block should be necessary. I had a 1GHz Sonnet G4 in a Beige G3 a while back and didn't have a jumper block installed at all.

The power cable is necessary, however.
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Oct 19, 2006, 12:21 AM
 
Originally Posted by Lateralus View Post
I don't see why the jumper block should be necessary. I had a 1GHz Sonnet G4 in a Beige G3 a while back and didn't have a jumper block installed at all.

The power cable is necessary, however.
Yeah, the guys at Sonnet sent me a diagram of how the Jumper blocks need to look.

However, the cable is $20
     
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Oct 27, 2006, 08:24 AM
 
Well I bought the cable. All I need now is to get an OS 9 disk up and running.
     
   
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