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Figure 17

Figure 18

Figure 19

Figure 20

Hardware Installation

Reinstall Heat Sink Plate

 

1.

 Insert the tabs on the edge of the heat sink plate into the 

PowerBook, then lay the plate fl at 

(Figure 17)

.

 

2.

 Gently press down on the lower section of the heat sink plate, 

then secure the plate with its two screws 

(Figure 18)

do not 

overtighten the screws

.

Reassemble Computer

 

1.

 Flip the keyboard over, and insert the tabs at the top of the 

keyboard into the slots in the PowerBook case 

(Figure 19)

. Press 

down on the keyboard until it snaps into place.

 

2.

 Install the battery and expansion module(s) back into the 

expansion bays 

(Figure 20)

.

 

3.

 Connect the power cable to the PowerBook, but leave other 

cables disconnected for now.

 

4.

 Affi x the 

Powered by Sonnet 

label to your computer.

Turn On Computer

 

1.

 Press the Power button on your PowerBook. 

You will NOT hear 

the normal startup sound, but a long tone instead

; the display will 

remain blank. 

 

2.

 During the next 30 to 45 seconds, the hard drive will spin up 

and you will hear eight tones.

 

3.

 Your PowerBook will restart. Your accelerated machine should 

boot normally. If you have just installed a Crescendo/WS G3 
card, your PowerBook is ready to use and your installation is 
complete. 

If you have just installed a Crescendo/WS G4 card, continue 

to page 8

.

 

 WARNING:

 

Do not shut down or otherwise interrupt the 

operation of your PowerBook during the next three steps

If this process is interrupted, your PowerBook may be left in a disabled 
condition that is very difficult to remedy.

heat sink plate

handle

heat sink plate

screw

screw

keyboard

battery

CD-ROM drive

Summary of Contents for Crescendo WS G3

Page 1: ...k we strongly recommend that you first upgrade the Mac OS software Next install the Crescendo WS processor upgrade Finally install any remaining upgrades com plete each upgrade and test it before proc...

Page 2: ...omputer s CD ROM drive Double click the Crescendo WS Installer icon to start the utility 2 Click the Install button to start the software installation the process takes just a few seconds 3 After the...

Page 3: ...ach inside the expansion bays to locate the two small ridged plastic tabs these are the keyboard release levers Slide the levers toward you until the lower edge of the keyboard rises Figure 3 6 Lift u...

Page 4: ...rom your body Figure 6 2 Remove the two screws securing the internal heat sink plate Figure 7 3 Pull up on the attached handle and remove the heat sink plate Figure 8 Hardware Installation Support Not...

Page 5: ...card up and away from the logic board Move RAM Memory From Processor Card to Crescendo WS Depending on the configuration of your PowerBook your processor card may have RAM modules installed on both si...

Page 6: ...hat the connectors are face down and the tabs on the edge of the card are facing left Figure 15 Grasping the card by its right edge and the edge of its RAM slot carefully insert the tabs into the proc...

Page 7: ...sconnected for now 4 Affix the Powered by Sonnet label to your computer Turn On Computer 1 Press the Power button on your PowerBook You will NOT hear the normal startup sound but a long tone instead t...

Page 8: ...graded PowerBook to switch between Mac OS 9 x and OS X see page 10 Enable AltiVec Existing OS 9 0 installation This section describes how to update an existing Mac OS 9 0 installa tion to enable AltiV...

Page 9: ...AltiVec Upgrade to Mac OS 9 0 This section describes how to upgrade to your PowerBook s system soft ware to Mac OS 9 0 from a previous version AltiVec support for your Crescendo WS G4 upgraded PowerB...

Page 10: ...elect your Mac OS X volume not the Mac OS X CD then click Restart your installation is complete Updating and Maintaining Mac OS X At some time in the future you may wish to upgrade to Mac OS X or upgr...

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