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Power Macintosh 4400 Update Version: 1.0 was released on August 20, 1998. It can be downloaded from the Apple Support website at:
http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11171
DISCUSSION Power Macintosh 4400 Update The Power Macintosh 4400 Update contains two patches for Mac OS 8.1 when used on the Power Macintosh 4400, Power Macintosh 7220, Motorola StarMax series, and the UMAX Aegis computer (sold only in Asia). This will not install on any other machines or any other version of Mac OS. The first patch corrects a memory corruption problem caused by Mac OS Extended (HFS+) that results in systems that will not boot after being upgraded to Mac OS 8.1. The symptom is a hang during startup (for example, when the Happy Mac icon appears, or when the "Welcome to Mac OS" screen appears, or while the extensions are loading). This problem can occur even if there are no Mac OS Extended volumes in use. The second patch corrects an obscure problem with the ATA Manager. The symptom is what appears to be a hung system -- the mouse pointer will move but the system does not respond (it is in an infinite loop). If you are using a PC Compatibility Card, you will not be able to switch back to the Mac OS environment. This update also corrects this problem. This update modifies the system file to correct the Mac OS Extended problem and installs the "4400 ATA INIT" extension to correct the ATA Manager problem. When the update is installed, the system version in the "About This Computer" window will be listed as "Mac OS 8.1" and "System Enabler 4400 Update". Note: An enabler is not installed. This information is listed so that users can determine if the update has been installed. For more information, point your web browser to: < http://www.apple.com/support > |
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