GigaDesigns Firmware Update Disk

Any chance you still have this?
I have two Cubes with GigaDesigns upgrades, and I think I need these tools now.

Thanks if you can help.

Alan Baldwin
Somerset, UK

Hey Dave Hamilton-

why not send those files to the Mac Driver Museum:

http://macdrivermuseum.net/accel.shtml

"Hey Dave Hamilton-
why not send those files to the Mac Driver Museum"

Done. Thank you for the link.

Gigameter 1.01 Click here

Giga Designs 7447A Updater 2.1.0 Click here

Corrected links below.

Gigameter 1.01 click here

Giga Designs 7447A Updater 2.1.0 click here

None of those links are working now, but the files are still available from here
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macdrivers/files/
A Yahoo account (free) is required to get to the page.

Is there someplace else I can upload them that doesn't require an account for downloading?

It worked! I found the the files just as Dave Hamilton said, at Yahoo's Macdrivers group. Thanks a lot, Dave!

Haakon

It was a really small niche market.

Hey Dave!! I've checked out that you own a cpu upgrade as I do, and you are using mac os x 10.5.6. Did you have any problem using your upgraded g4 with it? I have the Gigadesigns (RIP 😉 2 Ghz upgrade, and it's mounted on my Sawtooth. I haven't upgraded to Leopard yet, but I was wondering if there is something I must do before installing the new os, so that the cpu is recognized.
I'm assuming that the kext extension installed by Gigameter should be reinstalled after the OS upgrade,and that the firmware won't be touched by Leo upgrade... is that true?

"Hey Dave!! I've checked out that you own a cpu upgrade as I do, and you are using mac os x 10.5.6. Did you have any problem using your upgraded g4 with it?"

No problems.

"I was wondering if there is something I must do before installing the new os, so that the cpu is recognized."

Depending on your processor speed, you might need to load Gigameter from your hard drive when installing Leopard. I didn't need to because my upgrade runs at a 10x multiplier.
This chart shows which speed settings are recognized correctly by the system, and which ones will require Gigameter.
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=extremesettings.html

There are instructions for loading Gigameter from your hard drive here.
http://www.brad-x.com/2007/10/27/howto-leopard-install-with-giga-designs-g4-upgr ade

"I'm assuming that the kext extension installed by Gigameter should be reinstalled after the OS upgrade"

Yes, if needed.

"and that the firmware won't be touched by Leo upgrade"

I haven't noticed any changes, and I can still boot from OS 9.

Hello

I am a new gigadesign user, after my PowerLogix DP 1,7 Ghz was dead.
on my Cube with Gigadesign 7455 V3.3, I tried to install GIGA-METER, after reboot my computer freezes. every restart I got a black display screen.After amotherboard reset and a restart without extensions, I removed the Giga-meter extension, and now every thing is fine.
How come I can't use this extension in my Cube ?
Do I miss something important ? I was told the Gigadesign card 1,2 Ghz is the worst upgrade card, is it thrue ?
thanks gor your help