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RRP 800MHz $1419+gst/1GHz $1953+gst

Encore ST/G4 cards come as 800MHz or 1Gb speeds and fit AGP Graphics, Gigabit Ethernet, Quicksilver (non-DP 1Gb) and Digital Audio G4 towers or, with an extra kit with a fan, the G4

1.

Locate the processor heatsink on the logic board.

2.

Avoiding touching the actual processor, carefully lift the clips securing the heatsink and push it away from you, using needle-nosed pliers, to unhook them in turn.

Now you can gently lift the the heatsink and clips away from the processor and set them aside (not on the logic board!)

3.

Remove the three screws holding the processor card to the logic board (arrowed). Grasping the edges of the processor, lift it away from the logic board.

4.

Remove the Encore processor card from its anti-static package, handling the card by its edges.

5.

Holding the Sonnet card with its connector facing up, carefully remove the cap covering the connector (you can place it over the original processor's connector for storage).

Align the Sonnet card's three holes with the three threaded posts on the logic board and set the card gently on the posts. Making sure the connectors are lined up, grasp the card by its edges and gently press it straight down until the connection snaps together.

The board should remain firmly in place should you try to lift it, for verification. Secure the three screws to hold the card firmly in place - don't overtighten the screws.

6.

Carefully attach the supplied thermal transfer material to the heatsink. This must be done exactly as per the instructions to avoid overheating. Now you have to reattach the heatsink. Place the heatsink in position, making sure the retaining clips are in the correct place.

Examine the clips and note the short and long sections and the dimple. Place each clip on the heat sink so its short section and dimple rests in the tail fin area.
With the heatsink's tail fins at the back, guide the heatsink's posts into the holes on the Encore card then pull it towards you. Make sure the clips are not caught between the the card and the heatsink and verify that the heatsink is resting flat across the top of the Sonnet card.

7.

In turn, lift each clip and hook it over the back edge of the Encore card. Use needle nosed pliers to pull the clips towards you over the front edges of the heatsink, being careful not to touch the Encore/ST with the pliers.

Verify the card is sitting flat on the Encore; if not, unclip and carefully repeat the process.

8.

Raise the side panel back into place, return the computer to your work area, reconnect everything and enjoy the speed increase from your rejuvenated Macintosh.