About the Mac OS 9 Utilities
This document contains information about the utilities provided with Mac OS 9.
5xxx/6xxx Tester
This program tests Performa and Power Macintosh 5200, 5300, 6200, and 6300 computers for a possible hardware problem. If you have a Performa or Power Macintosh 5200, 5300, 6200, or 6300 series computer, you should use the tester before installing Mac OS 9. See the document inside the Tester folder for instructions on using the tester.
IMPORTANT The Power Macintosh or Performa 6320, 6360, and 5260 computers do not have this hardware problem. If you have a Power Macintosh or Performa 6320, 6360, or 5260 computer you do not need to use the tester program.
AppleShare software
If you have AppleShare software earlier than version 3.6.4, you should upgrade to version 3.6.5 or later before installing Mac OS 9 over a network. See the document inside the AppleShare folder for instructions. If your computer already has Mac OS 8 or later, you do not need to update the AppleShare software before installing Mac OS 9.
Drive Setup
Use the Drive Setup program provided with Mac OS 9 to update your disk driver or to reinitialize a disk. When you do initialize a disk all the contents of your disk are erased.
NOTE Earlier versions of Drive Setup can reintroduce problems resolved with this version of Drive Setup. You should throw away any earlier versions you have on your computer.
To update the disk driver with Drive Setup, follow these steps:
1. Open the Drive Setup program.
2. Click the disk whose driver you want to update.
3. Choose Update Driver from the Functions menu.
WARNING Turn off any disk protection software before using Drive Setup to update your disk driver.
IMPORTANT If the Update Driver command is dimmed, or if the disk name doesn't appear when you click the Drive button, either the disk is not supported by Drive Setup or it has been previously updated with a non-Apple utility.
- If the disk isn't supported, check the instructions that came with your computer or disk to see if the manufacturer includes or recommends a disk utility, then use that utility to update the driver. To ensure a successful update, obtain the latest version of the utility.
- If you've updated or formatted the disk with a non-Apple utility, you'll need to use that utility again to perform the update. To ensure a successful update, obtain the latest version of the utility.
NOTE After installing Mac OS 9, you cannot use the obsolete Apple HD SC Setup utility to initialize your hard disk. Use the current Drive Setup program supplied with Mac OS 9 instead.
Disk First Aid
Use the Disk First Aid program to diagnose and repair problems with your hard disk.
NOTE Old versions of some third-party disk repair utilities can cause problems when used on Mac OS Extended format disks. Disk First Aid may be able to correct these problems if they occur.
Disk Copy
Use the Disk Copy program to make exact copies of floppy disks from a disk image, mount disk images on your desktop, and various other functions related to disk images. Many Apple updates are provided in Disk Copy format. See the information in the Disk Copy folder for details.
SimpleText
SimpleText is a text editing program that can be used to create, edit, and view documents. It can also play QuickTime movies, display QuickDraw 3D objects, and speak text aloud. Many Read Me files, such as this one, are distributed in SimpleText format.