Tech Tool117 Manual

Page 1 •••••••••• Micromat Computer Systems, TechTool® Help •••••••••• READ THIS DOCUMENTATION BEFORE US ING Te c hTool !!! Revision notes are at the end of this document. About Te c hTool TechTool is a handy utility which: • Rebuilds the desktop. Saves file and folder Get Info comments. • Zaps the PRA M • Tests for damaged system files • Properly cleans your floppy drive (with drive cleaning kit) • Displays system information about your Macintosh We lc om e to ve rs ion 1.1.7 of Te c hTool! This version of TechTool now covers the US and International versions of system 8 .1 and will test that system version for damage. A dded to version 1 .1 .5 of TechTool, and present in this version, is a feature many users have requested for years: You now have the option to save file and folder Get Info comments before clearing the desktop. This does add some time to the rebuild process however, since we must do a file scan on the disk drive(s) which are having their desktops rebuilt. When you use the Desktop Rebuild option, you'll be presented with a checkbox option which allows you to save file and folder Get Info comments. TechTool will then scan for and save the comments, clear the desktop, and relaunch allowing the finder to rebuild. A t this point, TechTool will reload and restore the comments it previously saved. Do remember that if you choose to save Get Info comments TechTool MUST restart your computer so that the restoration routine can be executed. It should be noted here that performing a desktop rebuild on MacOS 8 , regardless of whether you choose to save file comments or not, will require a restart of your computer. A pple's new MacOS 8 multithreaded Finder requires a restart for a clean rebuild. We think that this is a bug in the 8 .0 .0 version of the new Finder and that future updates of the new Finder will not require the restart. Stay tuned. A s of version 1 .1 .4 , TechTool now includes the drive cleaning routine that was employed in our DriveTech™ product. Using a standard 3 .5 " cleaning disk set, TechTool will properly clean your floppy drives. See the instructions below on how to use this new feature. If you have difficulty locating a disk cleaning kit, you can purchase them from MicroMat. See the SPECIA L menu for details. This new feature is pretty cool. If you don't have a cleaning disk handy, you can still check it out with a regular floppy disk. Just press the CLEA N button and then pop in the floppy disk, so you can see what happens. Yes...that is a technically accurate representation of your floppy drive! TechTool now includes a registration screen. This is a basic name-and-address form Page 2 •••••••••• Micromat Computer Systems, TechTool® Help •••••••••• which you can print and then FA X or mail to MicroMat or better yet, save and email to us. Don't cringe! We're not going to ask you for money! TechTool is still a free gift from us to you. We would li…