Apple OS9 Hard Drive Update 1 Warning

[AppleMatt]

Hi all,

With all the WWDC hype (rightfully so), no one seems to have posted that Apple have released a "Hard Drive Update 1" firmware update for many G4 machines, including:

- Power Mac G4 Cube
- Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)
- Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)
- Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
- Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver)

I believe it is for IBM hard-drives, but it tells you if it's required when you run it. It supposedly improves the longevity of these hard drives.

Just a warning, there have been two reports on versiontracker.com of it making the drives inaccessable in OS X, so backup first.

AppleMatt

 

[applemacdude]

Where can u get this update?

 

[AppleMatt]

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/20010

or OS 9 Software Update.

AppleMatt

 

[AppleMatt]

Apple have released it for OS X aswell.

Even more reports of issues.

Please backup before you use it guys.

AppleMatt