Fully compatible in Power Macintosh 95/9600 series computers with lower PCI slots occupied
Trilingual (English, French, Spanish) manual available; Quick Start Guide available in Japanese
Upgrade to G3 or G4 Performance With a Sonnet Crescendo™/PCI G3 or G4 processor upgrade card, you can accelerate your PCI Power Macintosh® to the leading edge. The Crescendo/PCI incorporates a revolutionary PowerPC™ G3 or G4 processor and ultra high-speed Level 2 or Level 3 backside cache for unmatched performance.
Mac OS X and Mac OS 9 Compatibility The Crescendo/PCI is compatible with your existing hardware. It seamlessly integrates with your software, supporting System 7.5.2 up to the latest version of Mac® OS version 9.1, or even OS X (see next paragraph). When you upgrade with a G4, even greater performance improvements are possible with AltiVec™-enhanced applications.
While compatible Macintosh models listed below are not officially supported by Apple® Computer under Mac OS X, Sonnet has delivered a software solution that enables a complete installation of Mac OS X in most computers enhanced with Crescendo/PCI processor upgrades! The Sonnet PCI X Installer is now downloadable from the Sonnet website for $29.95.
Simple Installation The Crescendo/PCI installs in minutes with step-by-step, illustrated instructions. There are no switches or jumpers to set or complex control panels to configure.
Compatible Macintosh Models
Power Macintosh Series 7300, 7500, 7600, 8500, 8515, 8600, 9500, 9500/180MP, 9515, 9600, 9600/200MP
Workgroup Server 7350, 8550, 9650
Daystar Genesis and Millennium Series
Mactell XB-Pro
Power Computing PowerCenter*,
PowerCenter Pro*, PowerCurve*,
PowerTower*, PowerTower Pro, PowerWave
UMAX J700, S900
Technical Specifications
PPCG3-400-512† G3/400 MHz L2 1MB/225 MHz
PPCG3-400-1M† G3/400 MHz L2 1MB/250 MHz
PPCG3-450-1M† G3/450 MHz L2 1MB/225 MHz
PPCG3-500-1M G3/500 MHz L2 1MB/250 MHz
PPCG4-400-1M† G4/400 MHz L2 1MB/200 MHz
PPCG4-450-1M† G4/450 MHz L2 1MB/225 MHz
PPCG4-800-1M G4/800 MHz L3** 1MB/200 MHz
1 year limited warranty
* Not compatible with PPCG4-450-1M.
** 256K L2 on-chip cache running at full processor speed also incorporated.
† Available while supplies last.
