Specifications

TIL article #22102
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TOPIC
This article is the 1.2 GB Firmware Utility v1.1 Read Me
file.
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DISCUSSION
Requires:
A 1.2 GB drive on a Power Macintosh or Performa with
firmware version 1.37 and below. This utility can be used on
international versions of Mac OS as well as US Mac OS.
Description:
This bootable disk image contains a utility to fix a problem
with a limited number of 1.2 GB ATA hard drives in some
Power Macintosh and Performa configurations that can cause a
flashing question mark at startup. 1.2 GB Firmware Utility
1.1 will upgrade the firmware on the affected drives and is
only needed for 1.2 GB ATA drives with firmware versions
1.37 and below.
This software consists of a Disk Copy NDIF (New Disk Image
Format) compressed image, which requires Disk Copy 6.1 or
later to use. Download this software to your hard drive and
then double-click it to use it. Disk Copy is available in
the Utilities folder.
Disk Copy 6.1 (or later) is the recommended application to
access this disk image.
Overview
Due to an anomaly with some of the 1.2 GB ATA hard drives, a
limited number of configurations of the Power Macintosh and
Performa models may experience an intermittent flashing
question mark from a cold boot or a restart. Restarting the
computer may allow the hard drive to boot up properly, but
the flashing question mark may return upon the next cold
boot.
In order to update the firmware on a hard drive, you must
boot the computer from a diskette made from this image. To
make a floppy, hold down the option key when opening this
disk image in Disk Copy.
Note: Do not lock this diskette, since the utilities need
unlocked media to run properly.
Identifying Suspect Units
You can use 1.2 GB Firmware Utility 1.1 or Apple System
Profiler to check the firmware version of your drive. To use
Apple System Profiler, launch it and go to the Select menu