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Support Note:
with the following instructions before
beginning the installation. This product has fragile
pins that can be easily damaged. Careful installa-
tion is required. Broken pins are not covered
under warranty. If you feel you are unable to
install the computer hardware, please contact a
qualified computer technician.
We recommend that you make a backup of
important information on your hard drive prior to
installing new hardware or software. When han-
dling computer products, you must take care to
prevent components from being damaged by stat-
ic electricity. Always ground yourself by touching a
grounded metal part of the computer, such as the
power supply's metal case, and work in an area
free of static electricity; avoid carpeted areas.
Handle processor upgrade cards only by their
edges and avoid touching connector traces and
component pins.
Install Software
Encore/ZIF G3 – No software is required; skip to the
next section entitled, "Shut Down and Open
Computer."
Encore/ZIF G4 – Perform the following software
installation:
1. Only if you are upgrading to Mac OS 9.x as
part of this installation, do so now. Please note,
however, it is not necessary to upgrade to Mac
OS 9.x to take advantage of the Encore's features
and speed. Sonnet recommends a
Clean/Universal install of the Mac OS. Start up
your computer from the Mac OS CD and dou-
ble click the Mac OS Install application. In the
Select Destination window, click the Options
button and click the Perform Clean Installation
checkbox that appears in the subsequent
screen. Click the Select button. Proceed
through the next several screens until you
reach the Install Software window. Click the
Customize button. In the Custom Installation
and Removal window click the pop-up menu to
the right of Mac OS 9.x. Change the
"Recommended Installation" to "Customized
Please familiarize yourself
2-3
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