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    Drive Setup 1.3.1: Read Me
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    This article is the Read Me for Drive Setup Version:1.3.1. It was released on October 6, 1997 and was reposted on December 5, 1997 having been updated to include additional At Ease information.

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    About Drive Setup 1.3.1

    This document provides important information about Drive Setup 1.3.1.

    Drive Setup installs software that your computer uses to work with your hard disk. Drive Setup 1.3.1 updates this software to prevent a rare incident in which you may lose files on your hard disk or be unable to start up the computer using your hard disk. (If your computer is unable to start up, you see a flashing question mark on your screen.)

    Important: If you see a flashing question mark on your screen or you have other issues with your computer, you should see the troubleshooting information in the user's manual that came with your computer for more information.

    Important:     If your computer does not start up using your hard disk, you can use a system software CD to start up your computer. When you do, you may see a dialog box asking you to initialize your hard disk. Do not initialize the disk. See "Recovering From Disk Problems" later in this document for more information.


    At Ease and Drive Setup 1.3.1
    If you are using At Ease 4.0, 4.0.1, or 5.0, and wish to update your hard disk driver using Drive Setup 1.3.1, please follow these steps before using Drive Setup 1.3.1. (If you are using At Ease 3.0 or earlier, these steps are not applicable.):
      1. Launch the At Ease Administration program.
      2. From the Security menu, choose System Settings.
      3. Make sure that the option "Prevent users from bypassing security by starting up from a floppy disk." is not selected .
    Who should use Drive Setup 1.3.1

    This update is only required by Apple computers that have an internal ATA (IDE) hard disk. You should use Drive Setup 1.3.1 immediately to update your hard disk if you have one of the following computers with system software version 7.6.1 or 8.0 installed:
    • Macintosh Performa 5400CD
    • Macintosh Performa 5400/160
    • Macintosh Performa 5400/180
    • Macintosh Performa 5410CD
    • Macintosh Performa 5420CD
    • Macintosh Performa 5430
    • Macintosh Performa 5440
    • Power Macintosh 5400/120
    • Power Macintosh 5400/180
    • Power Macintosh 5400/200
    • Power Macintosh 5500/225
    • Power Macintosh 5500/250
    • Macintosh Performa 6400/180
    • Macintosh Performa 6400/200
    • Macintosh Performa 6410
    • Macintosh Performa 6420
    • Power Macintosh 6400/200
    • Power Macintosh 6500/225
    • Power Macintosh 6500/250
    • Power Macintosh 6500/275
    • Power Macintosh 6500/300
    • Macintosh Performa 6360
    • Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
    Note: To determine which type of computer you are using, see the user's manual or technical information booklet that came with your computer.

    To update your hard disk, see "Using Drive Setup 1.3.1 to Update a Hard Disk" later in this document. You should also use the Disk First Aid program to ensure that you do not lose any information on your hard disk.


    When to use Drive Setup 1.3.1
    • Immediately after you set up your computer for the first time.
    • Any time you install system software version 7.6.1 or 8.0 on your computer, you should use Drive Setup 1.3.1 to update your hard disk again.
    Note: When you use Drive Setup 1.3.1, it installs the ATA (IDE) device driver version 3.07 if your computer includes an ATA (IDE) hard disk. To determine which driver is installed on your hard disk, select the hard disk icon in the Finder and choose Get Info from the File menu. In the Get Info window, the version appears in the information next to the word "Where."


    System Requirements

    Drive Setup 1.3.1 requires system software version 7.1.2 or later.


    Using Drive Setup 1.3.1 to Update a Hard Disk

    This section describes how to use Drive Setup 1.3.1 to update your hard disk. You may have Drive Setup 1.3.1 on a CD or you may have downloaded the Drive Setup 1.3.1 disk image from an Apple Web site.

    To use Drive Setup 1.3.1 to update your hard disk, follow these steps:

    1. Back up your hard disk and turn off any hard disk security software. Using Drive Setup to update a hard disk driver with security software turned on may cause problems.

    Important:     Apple strongly recommends that you make a copy of your information on the hard disk before you update the disk using Drive Setup.

    2. Insert your system software CD in the CD-ROM drive and restart your computer using the CD.

    To learn how to start up your computer using a system CD, see the user's manual that came with your computer.

    3. Locate Disk First Aid on the CD and open the program.

    4. Select your hard disk and click Repair.

    Disk First Aid checks your hard disk and repairs situations it finds. For more information about Disk First Aid, see the user's manual that came with your computer.

    5. When you are finished, quit Disk First Aid and restart your computer.

    6. When your computer restarts, eject the system CD and insert the Drive Setup 1.3.1 CD, or use Disk Copy to mount the Drive Setup 1.3.1 disk image.

    7. Open Drive Setup 1.3.1.

    WARNING When Drive Setup opens, do not click Initialize. Doing so erases all the information on your hard disk.

    8. Select your hard disk in the List of Drives list.

    9. Choose Update Driver from the Functions menu.

    Important     : If Update Driver is not available, your hard disk may be protected by security software. See the manual that came with the software to learn how to turn off security while you update the disk.

    10. Click OK when a message appears telling you that you must restart your computer.

    11. Quit Drive Setup when you see the message, "Driver update was successful."

    12. In the Finder, choose Restart from the Special menu.

    If you have problems or Drive Setup fails to update the disk, see the troubleshooting chapter in the user's manual that came with your computer.

    Important:     Your computer may come with an older version of Drive Setup installed on the hard disk. You should drag the older version of Drive Setup to the Trash and copy Drive Setup 1.3.1 to your hard disk.


    Recovering From Disk Problems

    If, when you start up your computer using a system software CD, you see a message asking you to initialize your hard disk, do not click Initialize. It may be possible to recover the hard disk using Disk First Aid or another disk utility. To learn how to use Disk First Aid, see the troubleshooting chapter in the user's manual that came with your computer. If you are using another disk utility, see the manual that came with the software.


    Initializing Your Hard Disk

    If you need to initialize your hard disk, see the user's manual that came with your computer or the system software CD you are using to learn how to do so. When you are finished initializing and installing system software on your hard disk, use Drive Setup 1.3.1 to update your hard disk. See "Using Drive Setup 1.3.1 to Update a Hard Disk" earlier in this document.


    Tips and Troubleshooting
    • Using Drive Setup with Energy Saver
    Before you use Drive Setup to perform an extended operation, such as testing the disk, open the Energy Saver control panel and select Never for the Hard Disk Sleep option to prevent the hard disk from spinning down before Drive Setup is finished.
    • Manually mounting volumes
    Drive Setup allows you to partition a hard disk into several volumes when you initialize the disk. You can also select whether or not to mount a volume automatically when you start up your computer by using the "Automount on startup" option. Starting with Drive Setup 1.3, a more reliable method of mounting volumes automatically is being used, to ensure correct operation with virtual memory. You cannot use a disk utility program (for example, SCSI Probe version 4.3) to mount volumes manually if the program does not support the new way volumes are mounted. However, you can use Drive Setup to mount volumes manually.
    • Reinstalling Additional Software
    Some computers come with additional software installed. If you want to reinstall this additional software using the "restore" CD that came with your computer, quit Drive Setup before you reinstall the software. Icons will not appear on the desktop if Drive Setup is open when you reinstall the software.
    • Waiting for initialization to complete
    Sometimes Drive Setup indicates that it has finished initializing a disk when it has not completely finished. Wait for your new volumes to appear in the Finder before continuing.


    Improvements to Drive Setup (version history)
    • Version 1.3-Updated to work with all Macintosh computers that are supported by Mac OS 8. Incorporates Mac OS 8 appearance. Takes full advantage of the increased throughput of Ultra SCSI-2 Fast/Wide drives.
    • Version 1.2.5-Limited release for Power Macintosh Workgroup Servers 7350 and 9650. NOT RECOMMENDED for other computers. Superseded by later versions.
    • Version 1.2.4-Updated to access drives with SCSI IDs greater than 7 (SCSI-2 Fast/Wide). Added the ability to repair a disk that is damaged by updating with Drive Setup 1.2.2 after initializing with Apple HD SC Setup 7.1.2 or earlier.

    Important : Apple HD SC Setup should only be used with older 68k-based Mac OS computers.
    • Version 1.2.3-Fixed an issue in which large reads and writes on the hard disks of Performa 6400 series computers could cause the system to stop responding. Added the ability to update from Apple HDSC Setup drivers.
    • Version 1.2.2-Improved recognition of secured volumes. Made minor changes for compatibility with the Mac OS 7.6 Installer.
    • Version 1.2.1-Limited release for a few Power Macintosh computers sold in some European markets. NOT RECOMMENDED for other computers. Superseded by later versions.
    • Version 1.2-Includes SCSI MESH patch for PCI Power Macintosh computers. Added support for selected 68k-based Mac OS computers with internal ATA hard drives.

    This article can help you locate the software update mentioned here:

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