Important Information About the PowerBook 1400 HD Updater
This document describes the PowerBook 1400 HD Updater. You may want to print this document for reference.
What Is the PowerBook 1400 HD Updater?
The PowerBook 1400 HD Updater is designed to provide a reference file that may not have been copied on the hard disk of some Macintosh PowerBook 1400 series computers. The reference file is not needed for normal operation of the PowerBook.
However, a disk utility program, such as Disk First Aid, looks for the reference file. If the file is not on the hard disk and you use Disk First Aid or another disk utility, you will see a message reporting that the hard disk is not an HFS volume and can't be checked by the program. (The message may be somewhat different with a disk utility other than Disk First Aid.)
Who Needs to Use the Updater?
If the reference file is not on your computer's hard disk, you should use the PowerBook 1400 HD Updater to copy the file on the disk. To determine whether you need to use the Updater, follow these steps.
Checking Your Hard Disk
1. Locate Disk First Aid (in the Utilities folder on your hard disk) and open it by double-clicking its icon.
2. Click the icon of the hard disk to select it.
3. If you see a message that you can't repair the startup disk, click OK. (You want to verify the disk, which can be done on the startup disk.)
4. Click Verify.
5. If you see a message "This drive is not an HFS disk," you need to use the PowerBook 1400 HD Updater. (If a status message appears reporting the progress of verification, you do not need to use the Updater. You can click Stop to end the verification process.)
Using the PowerBook 1400 HD Updater
1. Copy the Updater to your computer's hard disk.
2. Double-click the Updater's icon to open it. The Updater automatically copies the reference file on your hard disk.
3. Click OK to quit the Updater.
It's a good idea to check your hard disk after using the Updater. To do this, run Disk First Aid and select the Verify option. If Disk First Aid reports a problem, follow the instructions on the screen. You can also use the Drive Setup program (in the Utilities folder) to check the hard disk. See "Testing Your Hard Disk" in Chapter 7 of the manual for your computer for more information about testing the drive.
Using the Updater does not cause any difficulty if the reference file is already on the hard disk.