You can boot any Power Macintosh G3 or iMac computer from the MacTest Pro CD and then run either MTP Emergency or MacTest Pro. The CD contains Mac OS 8.5.1 and the required enablers.
To boot from the CD, insert the CD and then start (or restart) the computer. Press and hold down the "c" key while the system is starting up. Continue holding down the key until the "Happy Mac" icon appears on your screen.
What's New
The What's New folder contains the items on the CD which have changed since the last release (or, aliases to these items if they are contained in a different folder).
Printing
To print test reports and documentation, you must boot the computer from the internal hard drive and then open the CD. Printing is not available when you are booted from the CD.
Launching MTP Emergency (G3) from the CD
Double-click the "MTP Emerg (G3)" application icon.
Launching MacTest Pro from the CD
There is a folder at the root level of the CD called Run MacTest Pro, which contains three custom configurations based on product families. These configurations are designed to contain the most frequently used test modules for each type of machine. The following is a list of the product families:
iMac
PowerBooks
Power Macintosh
Each configuration also provides the option to manually load less frequently used test modules. In order to load one of more of these test modules use the Load Test Modules... option in the File menu of the MacTest Pro application.
The MacTest Pro for Power Macintosh CD also includes two specialized configurations that can be used when a particular aspect of a Power Macintosh needs to be tested:
RAM Tests
Drives
The RAM Tests configuration tests both RAM and VRAM. The Drives configuration tests mass storage devices such as hard drives, ZIP drives, CD-ROM drives, DVD drives, DAT drives, and floppy drives.
To Run MacTest Pro: Open the Run MacTest Pro folder. Locate the appropriate icon for the machine you wish to test and double-click on the icon. MacTest Pro for Power Macintosh will launch and load the appropriate test modules.
MacTest Pro Documentation
The Documentation folder contains several documents that can help you use MacTest Pro more effectively.
Refer to the Read Me file for last minute updates and late-breaking information.
The MacTest Pro Training Guide is available to help you learn how to use MacTest Pro as an effective diagnostic tool. This training guide is an excerpt from the Macintosh Service and Tools Course (MS&TC), one of the self-study courses available on the Service Price Pages.
The MacTest Pro for G3 User's Guide provides detailed information about each test, instructions for running the tests successfully, and general reference information.
Both of these guides have been formatted as viewer documents, which allow you to search on key words, go to a specific page, and print all or part of a guide. A particular portion of a guide can be located by referring to the table of contents or using the search function of the viewer. Use the help option of the viewer to learn how all of its features work.
NOTE: When printing pages from a guide, you may need to enter a different number than the page numbers on the bottom of each page. This is because the cover and table of contents count as pages to the viewer. To determine the correct page number (s) to print, use the page numbers on the bottom of the viewer window.
Utilities
The Utilities folder located at the root level of the CD contains tools that may be useful.
System Requirements
To use the MacTest Pro for G3+iMac CD, you'll need:
• Power Macintosh G3 or iMac with keyboard, mouse, and CD-ROM drive.
• display (if the computer being tested is not an all-in-one model)
• minimum of 16 MB of RAM.
• Mac OS 8.0, plus required enablers (if any).
• the CD-ROM Test Disc for the CD/DVD/DAT Test.
Startup Problems/Solutions
If the CD-ROM icon does not appear on your screen after you insert the CD, check that the CD-ROM driver is in the System Folder. If the driver is not in the System Folder, install the driver from the original disk that came with the computer, then restart the computer.
