We found a similar problem with APS version 3.0.1. Version 2.8.2 of the APS Power Tools utility was written by a company called Transoft. We called Transoft and APS to inform them of this problem. Technical support at Transoft said the only problem they found was the Color Picker problem: the error "Insert <hard disk>" shows up if virtual memory is turned on and goes away when Virtual Memory is turned off when accessing the Color Picker. Transoft technical support said that no one had called them with the QuickDraw GX problem. APS said that no one had called them with the problem.
Transoft had a fix for the Color Picker problem. There is a control panel that comes with APS PowerTools called "Power Tools Assistant 1.5.7". This control panel allows the user to change options about the drive. The interface is like the Startup Disk control panel where you select the drive and then click the option button. One of the options is "Disable Finder Eject." When this option is selected, both the Color Picker and the native GX problem go away.
We tried to duplicate the problem with APS software version 3.0.5 and could not do it. This could indicate that the problem only exists with the 3.0.1 version. Contact APS for an upgrade.
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13 Jan 1995 - Made corrections to application name appearing in article.
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