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- Name: 1.2 GB Download Utility
- Version: 1.1
- Released: October 21, 1997
- Requires:
- A 1.2 GB drive on a Power Macintosh or Performa with
- firmware version 1.37 and below. This utility can be used on
- international versions of Mac OS as well as US Mac OS.
- Description:
- This bootable disk image contains a utility to fix a problem
- with a limited number of 1.2 GB ATA hard drives in some
- Power Macintosh and Performa configurations that can cause a
- flashing question mark at startup. 1.2 GB Download Utility
- 1.1 will upgrade the firmware on the affected drives and is
- only needed for 1.2 GB ATA drives with firmware versions
- 1.37 and below.
-
- This software consists of a Disk Copy NDIF (New Disk Image
- Format) compressed image, which requires Disk Copy 6.1 or
- later to use. Download this software to your hard drive and
- then double-click it to use it. Disk Copy is available in
- the Utilities folder.
-
- Disk Copy 6.1 (or later) is the recommended application to
- access this disk image.
-
-
- Overview
-
- Due to an anomaly with some of the 1.2 GB ATA hard drives, a
- limited number of configurations of the Power Macintosh and
- Performa models may experience an intermittent flashing
- question mark from a cold boot or a restart. Restarting the
- computer may allow the hard drive to boot up properly, but
- the flashing question mark may return upon the next cold
- boot.
-
- In order to update the firmware on a hard drive, you must
- boot the computer from a diskette made from this image. To
- make a floppy, hold down the option key when opening this
- disk image in Disk Copy.
-
- Note: Do not lock this diskette, since the utilities need
- unlocked media to run properly.
-
-
- Identifying Suspect Units
-
- You can use 1.2 GB Firmware Utility 1.1 or Apple System
- Profiler to check the firmware version of your drive. To use
- Apple System Profiler, launch it and go to the Select menu
- and choose Device Information. The firmware version will be
- displayed as the Revision Number. The 1.2 GB Firmware
- Utility 1.1 is not needed unless the firmware version is
- 1.37 or below. The 1.2 GB Firmware Utility 1.1 also checks
- the firmware, and will only update the firmware of the
- appropriate drives.
-
- Note: If you do not have access to Apple System Profiler,
- you can download it from Apple Software Updates:
- http://www.info.apple.com/swupdates
-
- If troubleshooting procedures have been performed and there
- still is an intermittent flashing question mark, use the
- following hard drive identifying procedure to determine
- whether the hard drive should be updated or replaced:
-
- 1) If the machine is running, shut down.
- 2) Power off and disconnect all external SCSI devices (if
- any).
- 3) Insert the Utility floppy disk and start the Power
- Macintosh.
- 4) Double click on the "ATA_Serial_Num" application. If
- the internal drive is a candidate to be updated,
- ATA_Serial_Num automatically downloads the firmware. A
- window will be displayed with the drive information,
- including the new firmware version.
-
- If the drive is not one of the affected drives, the window
- will display the drive information and a message stating
- that the drive does not need to be updated.
-
- 5) Choose Quit from the File menu. You can choose to save
- the drive information window as a text file.
- 6) Reconnect external SCSI devices.
- 7) Restart. The Macintosh is now ready for normal
- operation.
-
- Update Note
-
- For this issue, the firmware version 1.37 and below are the
- affected drives. If you find a drive with the firmware
- version 1.37 or below, then use the firmware update utility.
- The utility will check the drive firmware version before
- update. If the drive firmware version does not qualify for
- the update, the utility will leave the drive untouched.
-
- Replacement Note
-
- If the drive is updated and it is still exhibiting problems,
- it may be necessary to replace the drive. See an Apple
- Authorized Service Provider. To locate a Service Provider in
- your area see: http://www.info.apple.com/
-
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