Sonnet G4 1G processor upgrade

Hello, new to forum and I have a question.
I have been running this processor upgrade in my B&W for almost a year now and I know Sonnet had decrease the bus speed back to 66 to get it to work. Has anybody figured out how to get the bus speed back with this upgrade?
Dave
Blue & white   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   Sonnet 1GHz

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