Hi WAMUGgers I post this message for your info and comment, especially regarding Daniel's most recent reply to my query on the MacBook Issues thread.
Reg Begin forwarded message: > From: Alsoft Technical Support <tech.supp...@alsoft.com> > Subject: Re: MacBook Pro 2013 Retina Disk Warrior compatibility > Date: 25 June 2013 9:26:40 pm AWST > To: white...@me.com > >> Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Reg >> Whitely (white...@me.com) on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 03:37:33 >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> --- >> >> a_Product: DiskWarrior >> >> b_Product_Version: 4.4 >> >> c_Product_Serial_Number: presales >> >> d_Question_or_Problem: When will you release an update to Disk >> Warrior to provide a suitable start-up disk? Disk Warrior has been >> recommended to me but I'm reluctant to buy it until it is fully >> compatible. >> >> g. Mac OS Version: Mac OS 10.8 >> >> h. Mac Model: MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013 >> >> i. Mac Processor: Intel >> >> j. Mac RAM: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> --- >> >> IP Address: 121.45.229.26 >> >> > > > The DiskWarrior application is fully compatible with this computer, you > simply cannot start up the computer from the DiskWarrior disc. > > There is currently no DiskWarrior disc to start up this generation MacBook > Pro. All third-party developers are awaiting the delivery from Apple of a > version of the operating system that can be run from a DVD, so that an > updated disc can be created. > > However, the DiskWarrior 4.4 application can be used with this machine. You > simply cannot start up the computer from a DiskWarrior disc. > > As such, you could utilize one of the following configurations after > utilizing the downloadable 4.4 updater (However, this will still not create a > disc that will start up your computer) at: > > http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/diskwarriorupdate.html > > (1) Alternate Startup Disk > > If you have an external drive such as... > > FireWire (PowerPC or Intel) > USB2 or newer (Intel only) > Thunderbolt (Intel only) > > Or a secondary internal drive or partition... > > You can install Mac OS X (the version which shipped with your computer or > higher) on that drive and start up the computer from the operating system on > the external/secondary device. Once you have started up the computer from > the newly-installed operating system, install DiskWarrior into the > "Utilities" folder (which is inside the "Applications" folder). Then, you > can launch DiskWarrior from the Utilities folder of the external/secondary > device to rebuild the directory of the computer's main hard drive. > > More information can be here: > > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4718 > > (2) Target Disk Mode: Connect two Macs with a FireWire or Thunderbolt cable > (not all options will be applicable depending on the model of your computer) > where one is the "host" and the other is a "target". The host Mac should be > running OS X (10.4.x "Tiger" or higher). In this scenario, the target Mac is > the computer whose internal hard drive you want to repair. Start by shutting > down the target Mac. Then turn it on while holding down the "T" key. The > target Mac's drive will appear as an option via the DiskWarrior interface. > Run DiskWarrior from the Utilities folder of the host Mac and rebuild the > target Mac's disk. > > -- Marc > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Marc Moorash, Alsoft Technical Support > Email: tech.supp...@alsoft.com > Reg Whitely Home: 08 9921 7272 Mob: 04 8899 7313 Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net
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