[Ti] TiBook/Jaguar diagnostic and repair utilities

[Adam Boettiger]

On 2/12/03 9:18 AM, "John R. Boettiger" <boettiger at mindspring.com> wrote:

> I know Jaguar includes robust diagnostic and repair utilities better than
> pre-OSX systems. But in anticipation of the arrival of my 17-inch TiBook, I
> find myself wondering about the utility of other programs. Neither Symantec
> (Norton Utilities) nor Micromat (Drive 10 and TechTool Pro) nor Alsoft
> (DiskWarrior) appear to be ready for Jaguar yet, perhaps because they depend
> on booting from their disk. Micromat says they'll have a new Drive 10 in
> about a month, and TechTool 4 by April. Micromat, a year or so ago, was
> doing a better job than Symantec, but I don't know if that's still so. Any
> ideas?

For the time being, just use the OSX disk that comes with the unit, boot
from the disk and use the first aid and other utilities that are included.
These will solve most all problems.  Then in a month or two you can check
out some of the new utilities programs when they release them from 3rd party
vendors.

AB