Well, the 500MHz G3 is a dead end. It's confirmed. The seller sent me the serial number of the Wallstreet in which he tested the CPU card and confirmed it worked: CK8211W8CWH
If you look up that serial here you'll see its a 13" model, pre-PDQ:
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
For sake of comparing, my Wallstreet has the following serial: QT9031GPE6D
And here's the WIKI on what defines a PDQ:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerBook_G3#PowerBook_G3_Series_.28Wallstreet_Series_II.2C_AKA_PDQ.29
I'm still rather upset Sonnet was didn't have the foresight to design their cards to be more easily restored to their pre-flashed state. The end user should be able to do that!
So let this thread be a warning for those of you who find CPU cards for Wallstreets online, especially from Sonnet. They may not work in your machine, depending on what machine they were originally flashed in.
But for those of you who wish to tinker and possible restore the ROM yourself, here is the product I had so badly wanted to buy:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00006BBLK/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
Siragan was very helpful. He appears to be an enthusiast too. I'm sure he'd answer any questions you might have (which aren't already answered in this thread).
If you look up that serial here you'll see its a 13" model, pre-PDQ:
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
For sake of comparing, my Wallstreet has the following serial: QT9031GPE6D
And here's the WIKI on what defines a PDQ:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerBook_G3#PowerBook_G3_Series_.28Wallstreet_Series_II.2C_AKA_PDQ.29
I'm still rather upset Sonnet was didn't have the foresight to design their cards to be more easily restored to their pre-flashed state. The end user should be able to do that!
So let this thread be a warning for those of you who find CPU cards for Wallstreets online, especially from Sonnet. They may not work in your machine, depending on what machine they were originally flashed in.
But for those of you who wish to tinker and possible restore the ROM yourself, here is the product I had so badly wanted to buy:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00006BBLK/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
Siragan was very helpful. He appears to be an enthusiast too. I'm sure he'd answer any questions you might have (which aren't already answered in this thread).