Defining terms for all who come after reading this:
R1 = Revision 1 ROM, pre-PDQ Wallstreet (specifically including the 13" screen editions)
R2 = Revision 2 ROM, PDQ Wallstreet (the last revision of the Wallstreet Apple manufactured before they moved to Lombard)
Now, as was stated previously, the Amazon seller of the CPU card tested the 500MHz G3 Sonnet card in a R1 Wallstreet with 13" screen. It worked perfectly on that machine, which shows it will not work perfectly on an R2 machine. Why? Because as stated previously the ROM of the Sonnet card has been flashed with R1, and R1 won't recognize the video chip in R2 Wallstreets. And according to Sonnet, they lack the hardware device to reflash Sonnet CPU cards that have already been flashed. (If you doubt this, please email Sonnet tech support and beg them to search their warehouse. They never replied back to me though about my question concerning the "stock hard drive" requirement.)
So unless you use a 13" Wallstreet or another R1 Wallstreet with that particular Sonnet card, or unless you are a techno genius who can figure out how to restore the ROM in the Sonnet card to its pre-flashed (empty) state, you will not be able to use that Sonnet card in an R2 Wallstreet.
The seller of the Sonnet card contacted me today to say that he is willing to sell his 13" Wallstreet along with the Sonnet card, for anyone interested. I already have a PDQ, so I am not interested. And I don't feel lucky enough to think that buying this Sonnet card will magically make it work in my PDQ. The card is being sold for $120, plus shipping. And since I live in Japan, shipping is often quite high. So for those of you who can get cheap domestic shipping in the US, by all means, give it a try!
R1 = Revision 1 ROM, pre-PDQ Wallstreet (specifically including the 13" screen editions)
R2 = Revision 2 ROM, PDQ Wallstreet (the last revision of the Wallstreet Apple manufactured before they moved to Lombard)
Now, as was stated previously, the Amazon seller of the CPU card tested the 500MHz G3 Sonnet card in a R1 Wallstreet with 13" screen. It worked perfectly on that machine, which shows it will not work perfectly on an R2 machine. Why? Because as stated previously the ROM of the Sonnet card has been flashed with R1, and R1 won't recognize the video chip in R2 Wallstreets. And according to Sonnet, they lack the hardware device to reflash Sonnet CPU cards that have already been flashed. (If you doubt this, please email Sonnet tech support and beg them to search their warehouse. They never replied back to me though about my question concerning the "stock hard drive" requirement.)
So unless you use a 13" Wallstreet or another R1 Wallstreet with that particular Sonnet card, or unless you are a techno genius who can figure out how to restore the ROM in the Sonnet card to its pre-flashed (empty) state, you will not be able to use that Sonnet card in an R2 Wallstreet.
The seller of the Sonnet card contacted me today to say that he is willing to sell his 13" Wallstreet along with the Sonnet card, for anyone interested. I already have a PDQ, so I am not interested. And I don't feel lucky enough to think that buying this Sonnet card will magically make it work in my PDQ. The card is being sold for $120, plus shipping. And since I live in Japan, shipping is often quite high. So for those of you who can get cheap domestic shipping in the US, by all means, give it a try!