Scott,
Allow me to not answer your question 
Since you are using SGP I'm assuming that you are imaging. For imaging purposes a pointing model is totally unnecessary with the Gemini2. In fact, when I had a G11 G2 I found that having a model actually was detrimental at times and sometimes the gotos were way off. SGP will plate solve it's way to your target, usually within 2-3 plate solve iterations, without a pointing model.
What I did with the G11 was:
1. Power up (Cold Start) and connect the mount in SGP
2. Slew to some random part of the sky, usually in the east
3. Do a solve and sync (I did NOT select "sync does additional align")
4. Run the sequence.
No problems whatsoever.