FWB Softwareownload Center:HDT Updaters:2.5 to 2.5.3 UpdaterHDT v2.5 to v2.5.3 Updater

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Notes on using the Hard Disk ToolKit™ 2.5.3 Retail Version Update

This updater will update only retail versions of Hard Disk ToolKit™ 2.5 and

2.5.2. These versions use one of the following serial number series:

1. GC2nnnnnnnn

2. GT2nnnnnnnn

3. GF2nnnnnnnn

4. GH2nnnnnnnn

5. GI2nnnnnnnn

6. GK2nnnnnnnn

7. GL2nnnnnnnn

8. GM2nnnnnnnn

If your copy of Hard Disk ToolKit™ 2.5 or 2.5.2 does not use one of these

serial numbers, it is an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) version (the

software was packaged with a hard drive or computer system). You must contact

your drive or system manufacturer to obtain an OEM updater.

Before Updating

* We recommend that you perform a clean install of Hard Disk ToolKit™ 2

before performing the update. This ensures that you have a good set of

applications and extensions to update.

Easy Update or Custom Update

* Most users should use Easy Update. If you installed Hard Disk ToolKit™ 2.5

or 2.5.2 using Easy Install, Easy Update will update the components that are

either in the same folder as "Hard Disk ToolKit™" or, in the case of

extensions, in the System Folder on the same volume where HDT is stored.

* You will need to use Custom Update for the FWB Tools™ and TurboBoot

extensions if your copy of these extensions are located in a System Folder other

than one located on thee volume as your copy of the HDT applications. A

custom updater is also available for the special FWB Crisis Tool™, which is

provided with the floppy version of HDT™.

Which files are updated?

* Hard Disk ToolKit™

* Device Data

* FWB Mounter™

* FWB SCSI Configure™

* FWB Tool Manager™

* FWB Event Monitor™

* Monitor Auto-Launcher

* FWB Tools™

* TurboBoot™

* FWB Crisis Tool™

* Device Data ATA

* Supported Devices

* Hard Disk ToolKit Help

* SCSI Configure Mode Select (contents)

* QuickHelp™ (including Using QuickHelp)

* SimpleText

Which files are NOT updated?

* BenchTest Data

* Any custom Mode Select files you saved in the "SCSI Configure Mode Select"

folder

New Features and Fixes in 2.5.3

* Compatibility with Mac™ OS 8.5:

Hard Disk ToolKit™ is compatible with Mac OS 8.5.

Known Issues in 2.5.3

* Quadra 630/PowerBook 190-Hard Disk ToolKit and Personal Edition do not support

the IDE/ATA drives in these machines.

* PowerBook SCSI Disk Mode-SCSI Disk Mode docking on PowerBooks is not supported.

* Changing Automount setting:

With HDT 2.5.x, once you set a volume to Automount, you cannot respecify that it

should not Automount. You can specify that a volume SHOULD NOT Automount when you

first create it; however, if you respecify that the volume SHOULD Automount, you

cannot change it back by unchecking the Automount setting. To work around this

problem once Automount is specified, delete the volume and recreate it with the

Automount attribute unchecked. Automount will be more configurable in subsequent

releases of Hard Disk ToolKit.

* Power Management-Power Management works on most machines, but because of many

problems with different drives and drive firmware, power management does not

operate reliably on all machines. If you own an Apple drive, firmware updates are

available on their ftp web site at

ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/Apple.Software.Updates/US/Macintosh/Utilities/Firmware_Utilities/.

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