Booting from Tech Tool Deluxe 10.4.2

I can boot our older ibook G3 from this Cd ( which I just received with my brand new ibook)- however when I start up the G4 from the CD the screen is shades of gray- barely can barely see that it is loading correctly- however the pointer is frozen in left hand corner- can't move it, although the return key works to select the program. arrow down key also works to read report- but still pointer can't move to restart and I am forced to force quit.
very strange
Cleaned and tried several times same results- I am wondering if perhaps this Apple Care Cd is not for 10.4.2.

I have heard that other utilities are more helpful- but as I just recieved this computer last week- from Apple and Tech Tool Deluxe was the software that shipped with my Apple Care plan- I thought it might be usable on the computer it was purchased with- silly me.
I also made a new updated disk of 3.0.3 Disk Warrior and I could not even start up from that disk- it froze and I had to force quit-
From what I have read elsewhere- Disk Warrior is compatible with 10.4.2, so there must be something else going on.

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I need to run disc utilities to see why my drive seems to be chattering so much. The TechTool disk isn't bootable and I've lost the system disk that came with the computer. Suggestions?

You may need to download the bootable recent version from here....
https://support.apple.com/techtooldeluxe/main?id=dl
TechTool Deluxe from Micromat is a powerful diagnostic utility that allows you to test your computer's critical system components, such as the processor, RAM (random-access memory), VRAM (video random-access memory), the hard disk, and more. TechTool Deluxe can also repair your computer's disk structure and rebuild its directories as necessary.
TechTool Deluxe is only available with an AppleCare Protection Plan. If your Mac is currently covered under the Apple One-Year Limited warranty and you would like to extend your world-class telephone technical support and hardware repair coverage to three years from your computer’s date of purchase and get TechTool Deluxe, purchase an AppleCare Protection Plan today.
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Is it just my newbieness, or is the Tech Tool Deluxe 3.1.2 DVD image not bootable with late 2008 MBP with OS X 10.5.6?
I installed Tech Tool Deluxe 3.1.2 to Leopard 10.5.6. - ran it and it said I have problems with my volume structures. I followed the download button, gave my serial and downloaded the TTD.dmg image, burned it to DVD with Disk Utility (seems OK, as I can read the disk in OS).
When I try to boot from the DVD, it just reboots in a while to my OS X (tried with c and opt buttons during start-up. I can choose to boot from DVD with opt, but again it just reboots in a while).
Apple mentions that this version of TTD is not compatible with Late 2008 models - is booting one of the incompatibilities? If so, fine, but how can I fix my volume structure problems now, that tend to hang my Mac every once in while with big disk operations?
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I had the same problem myself. The TechTool bootable products on DVD won't startup an October 2008 release MacBook or MacBook Pro.
From the Micromat website:
Our current bootable products support all PowerPC and Intel Macintosh computers capable
of running Mac OS X 10.5 or greater, except for:
• MacBook (October 2008 Release)
• MacBook Pro (October 2008 Release)
http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=168

G5 will not boot from system disk or from Tech Tool Pro 5

Hi everyone - Having a bit of trouble and hoped I might find some answers here.
I suspect my system drive was having some issues as it sounded like it was being taxed and strained as I would open up applications from it. Upon verifying the disk using Disk Utilities, the test would stop short with the following message:
First Aid Failed
Disk Utility stopped verifying "Macintosh HD" because the following error was encountered
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In addition, an error message came up (in red) on the disk utility screen as well saying:
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Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed
Normally from here, I'd start up the computer from the Tech Tool Pro 5 disk (holding down C key upon restart). But when I did this, the computer never responded. Instead, the power was on but the screens went black and the computer went into a very quiet "idle" mode.
After about a minute, the fans began ramping up pretty high (and loud). This went on until I finally had to manually shut down the computer by holding the power switch down for a few seconds. I didn't know what else to do. Those fans were not coming down (not even after 10 minutes).
Anyway, I pushed the power button again and held the C key down. Still, nothing.... The fans stayed idle, for a little while and then ramped up again just like last time. I hit that same dead end and powered down the computer via the power button.
Is there an alternate way to boot the computer from Tech Tool Pro or the original start up disks? I'm having no luck, here.
I'm on my way into town to purchase a new internal drive (something with about 1TB of space) so that my pro apps can swim a little instead of being being bogged down on a 250G drive.
Thanks for any assistance, folks!
Oh yeah.... Happy New Year to everyone!!
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However, here is an update on my plight.
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I've owned several Mac computers in the past and perhaps this is the frustration talking but it seems that no matter how diligent you are in maintaining your Macintosh, these machines only seem to last about 5 years before something majorly wrong happens (mother board, processor, etc). Can I expect this same, limited time frame from a new Mac Pro? I mean, am I just being paranoid?

Tech Tool Deluxe won't install

I got Applecare for my dual G5 1.8 GHz (Running Tiger) and it came with this spiffy CD of Tech Tool Deluxe.
I tried to install it from the CD. It got all the way through the installation, then it was "searching the HD." I let it search. It searched all night. And all day. After about 18 hours of searching, I quit the installer.
I then ran disk utility to clean up permissions. I tried reinstalling Tech Tool Deluxe. Same issue.
I booted from the Tech Tool CD. Ran Tech Tool. No issues found.
I then rebooted into Tiger and tried, again, to install Tech Tool Deluxe. Same problem.
The version on the CD is 3.0.4, which is the most up to date version on Micromat's website.
Any thoughts on what's going on?
Thanks,
csayre
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The problem is probably that Tech Tool is now at 4.1.1. - check their site again. This (4.1.1) is the first version to be Tiger compatable - 3.0.4 is NOT Tiger friendly and probably isn't even OS X compatible - when Mac went to OS X Micromat offered 4.0.1 to us registered users as a free upgrade to get OS X compatability - the disk I bought 3 years ago for OS 9 was actually 3.0.9 so I'd say upgrade to 4.1.1 and back up your drive as they recommend until you know it isn't going to be glitchy with Tiger in this version. I would advise caution however with Tiger usage. I have 4.1.1 from an upgrade download to the disk version of 4.0.1 and the CD will not allow me to boot from it for repairs. I will need the disk of 4.1.1 to do this. I also know of two people who have lost their data and drive functionality after doing routine repairs. This may be a Quad issue - both instances were on Quads - and may not affect Duals but I'm waiting for the next upgrade before using this fix any drive issues on my Quad. I will stick with Disk Utilities on the Tiger boot disk untill then.
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Tech Tool Deluxe v3.1.2

I apologize if this question is in the incorrect category; I was unable to find one for issues concerning Tech Tool Deluxe which is available at N/C to owners of systems still in warranty.
I downloaded v3.1.2. and this executes from within the O/S. Is there not a version that one can run at boot and thereby not have to contend with drivers, allocated memory, etc? I seem to recall that the version prior to this did....
Thanks,
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Well, if you have a bootable CD with the latest version of TechTool, you can then startup from the CD and go directly into TechTool. The problem is the frequent need for updates, which makes the CD obsolete quickly. Micromat will probably sell you another updated CD, but it too will become obsolete quickly. Or you can create a boot disk (as a partition or separate drive) with the tools you need for maintenance and trouble-shooting. I like it better than using the CD because it runs faster, I have access to Apple's Disk Utility and other tools in addition to TechTool, and it's easy to keep updated (both for the OS and the tools).

Tech Tool Deluxe Volume Structure test query

Hi,
Sorry if this is elsewhere, but my searches have not supplied a definitive answer.
As part of my regular maintenance routine on my iMac (mid 2010 i7 quad core) that I purchased just before Christmas, I have run the AppleCare Tech Tool Deluxe scans at regular monthly intervals with no problems, until about a month ago.
When the program does it's stuff, all tests pass, except the volume structure one (in the window showing the image of the volume structure, it says fail! above the "icon"). The final report that Tech Tool Deluxe comes out with says everything has passed. What's going on?
Because of this, I''ve also done a surface scan in the program and it was OK, as was verifying the disk in Disk Utility from the Snow Leopard DVD. I've repaired permissions and even reformatted the Macintosh HD and done a complete reinstall of the OS (not from backup), all of which come up with the same result in Tech Tool Deluxe - volume structure fails, but final report passes.
The version of Tech Tool Deluxe I have installed from the AppleCare disc is 3.1.3, which according to Micromat is the current one, but this is from 2009.
So my question is this:
Has the updated Snow Leopard (10.6.6) changed it's volume structure slightly meaning that Tech Tool Deluxe thinks there's a problem as it's scanning, but then ignores it for the final report, or is my HDD failing?
I've not noticed any issues whatsoever with the iMac and I have both Time Machine and bootable SuperDuper backups, so I'm not worried about my data.
Would you guys recommend ignoring it for now, or should I get Diskwarrior to check it out further?
Thanks for any help, or light that can be shed on this issue.

Hi Den,
Thanks for this, I emailed them and they are giving the usual story of "this product was developed for Apple, so you'll need to speak to them".
I've bit the bullet and purchased DiskWarrior 4.3 and by installing it onto my SuperDuper backup drive, I was able to check out the iMac's internal HD.
DiskWarrior was able to find errors in file structure and permissions etc (it didn't give details) and was able to repair them. After rebooting into the internal HDD, I ran TechTool Deluxe 3.1.3 again, and this time it said that it failed the volume structure during the test and then in the final report. It tried to get me to download the repair version of the software, but the web page that opened had nothing to do with TechTool's download. As a little self test, I ignored it and ran the test again. This time, it failed during the test (as normal) and then said that it passed in the final report.
I have therefore come to the conclusion that if Disk Utility AND DiskWarrior say that it's fine, then the issue must be with TechTool Deluxe. At least it doesn't seem to be an issue with the actual drive.
I admit that I was getting suspicious of TechTool when a fresh install on a reformatted HDD said that the volume structure failed and then passed. There must be something different about the current version of Snow Leopard comared to that at the time of release of version 3.1.3 of Tech Tool Deluxe.
Thanks for all your help guys.
Obviously, if someone can prove me wrong, that would help me ascertain as to what is going on.
Message was edited by: pdscott

Using "Tech Tool Deluxe" In Leopard

My MacBook Pro came with Tiger and the Apple included CD Tech Tool Deluxe. On running Tech Tool Deluxe under Tiger, my MBP passed all tests.
I updated to Leopard. I downloaded the update for Leopard from Tech Tool.
Now my MBP fails the video ram test. My MBP works perfectly.
I am wondering if Tech Tool Deluxe fails the video ram when running Leopard.
Suggestions please.

Use whichever DVD came with the computer. A Retail Leopard DVD does not include Apple Hardware Test. The DVD does not have to match the version of OSX on the hard drive when running the tests.

ISight not working with mac programs, functional with Tech Tool Deluxe

MBP 15 (late 2008)
iSight not functional, ie "no camera connected" when using photobooth, imovie, ichat, skype, but when I fire up tech tool deluxe 5, it's working - I can see myself and it is functional. Tried all the restarts, etc. Can I fix this myself or is this an applecare issue?
Thanks

Welcome to Discussions, johnnychickenfoot
One of the relevant suggestions from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090 will get it working.
If you can make your iSight work properly and repeatedly with any app in any user account you test, your problem is software related.
A properly performed reset as suggested in the Troubleshooting article often restores function to built-in iSights. If that continues not to work for you in any user account, consider software troubleshooting like the relevant ideas from here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1388
Because your iSight works with TTD, your System Profiler should recognize your built-in iSight as a USB device. If you need to post back for other suggestions, please confirm that System Profiler can see your iSight when TTD is not running.
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Ran Disk Utility, then Tech Tool Deluxe: Help?

Below is what I got from Disk Utility, but Tech Tool Deluxe found no problem. Any input, advice or suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Incorrect block count for file 46523.emlx
(It should be 1 instead of 0)
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
Checking Extended Attributes file.
Checking volume bitmap.
Volume Bit Map needs minor repair
Checking volume information.
The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
1 HFS volume checked
Volume needs repair

Lord Brock,
You may be able to use Diskwarrior to repair your disk.
;~)

Video RAM fails in Tech Tool Deluxe....

Hello again,
I reformatted my harddrive a couple days ago, and the computer is getting quicker but I KNOW it could be faster so I did a Full Diagnostics using tech tool deluxe. The first time I did it, it passed on everything. Then the next time I was browsing the Internet, I get a Kernel Panic out of the blue. I downloaded the "menu Meters" program and None of my computers resources were Anywhere from intense (1-3% tops CPU usage) So I reboot and do the Tech Tool test yet again and This time my Video ram Fails the Diagnostics. It tells me that I should Close all Applications, Check any recent hardware installs, Reinstall the OS , then call Apple care, in that order. I tested it again after unplugging my 17" LCD from my macbook pro and I passed the Test?!
I am going to call Applecare tommorow afternoon, but do you think they will fix/replace my macbook pro if it is now passing the tests? Before I install Final Cut Studio I want to make sure I don't have to worry about any other problems with my computer. Especially something as vital as V-Ram. Plus according to my friend at a techshop, the video ram supposedly has a bad sector which was randomly diagnosted during the Techtool session, because I was using a second display, and that my Video Ram will gradually get worse and worse until I will have to send it to apple either way.
I'm interested in any information you would like to post on the subject. I am going to get it fixed one way or the other, but it's nice to have some extra input on my side when I call Applecare (it will be my first time actually).
If anyone has any tips, or comments they would be appreciated,
Thanks.

When you did a clean install of your MBP did you write zeros to the hard drive. While it probably has nothing to do with your VRAM failing its tests it is good idea to do it anyway.
As for your VRAM failing, I would reset PRAM and NVRAM…
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
… and the System Management Controller…
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319
… imediately prior to clean installing (and writing zeros to the drive) a second time.

G4 & Tech Tool Deluxe

Power Mac G4, Dual 1GHz and OS V10.4.11- When I start up the "Power On Self-Test" shows FailureType: External cache, but when I run Tech Tool Deluxe V3.1.1 it shows that every thing passes is there some conflict there or do they not test the same things? Thank you.
Larry

I would like to think everyone for their help, but it looks like I got lucky. It looked like I was going to have to buy a new processor so I figured I had nothing to loose. I removed the heatsink and then the card, I was looking for burnt wires or anything that looked odd, as far as I could tell everything was fine, I wouldn't have known if it wasn't:) I cleaned the board and made sure everything was seated, put it back together, started it up (watched for smoke) went to the System Profiler and the Diagnostics now shows the L3 Cache, maybe something was loose or just cleaning it did the trick. Thanks again.
Larry

Tech Tool Deluxe?

I have completely restarted my MBP, Hoping that this might straighten out any of the problems. But it didn't, When ever I run a full scan with "Tech Tool Deluxe" it has a result of six errors with the "surface scan". In the report it says-
Surface Scan
Failed - 6 errors
The Surface Scan test will scan the disk for bad blocks.
Media defects cause this test to fail. You should consider backing up the device, reformatting the media, replacing the data, and then testing again.
What do I do?? How do I go about reformatting?

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
To backup your data, follow the instructions on my FAQ*:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
Once you have a backup, locate your MacBook Pro restore and installation discs, and double click the installer. Upon reaching the installer screen and selecting the language, go to the Utilities menu and select disk utility.
This will allow you to erase the hard drive.
You can also proceed with a simple Erase and Install in the installer program. That will erase as well.
If afterwards Techtool Deluxe does not detect improvement on your hard drive, and you are using a Techtool Deluxe version known to work with your MacBook Pro, then I'd call Apple and request they replace the hard drive on your machine, as it would sound the drive itself is damaged.
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

Failed volume structure on tech tool deluxe

i tested my mac book pro with tech tool delux and the volume structure failed. what should i do? i don't have a way to back up my files right now.... my volume sometimes takes a few seconds to work when i play music. is this a related problem?

hi tcbc59 - Welcome to Apple Discussions!
your hard drive is in bad shape..... playing music uses your hard drive so, yes, that can certainly be related....
you need to try to back-up whatever you can. can you not go buy a blank DVD and burn a disk using your superdrive?
(i don't use tech tool deluxe) have to tried to repair the drive using that app?
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