Booting Drive Genius 2

[Tomasz]

Have people had difficulty booting Drive Genius on the macbook pro (early 2008)? I tried starting the computer while holding 'c' but it doesn't boot properly on to the disk.

 

[sl1200mk2]

Which version did you burn to disc? I was making the mistake of using the much smaller install DMG instead of the large ISO. I got this app as part of a larger bundle and the provided install DMG will not boot. You have to purchase the bootable (much larger) DMG / ISO for another $5.

I think it's pretty silly to charge for this for customers that have already paid for the product or received it as part of a bundle, but that's another discussion.

I have a feeling you're making the same mistake I did.

Regards,

Wayne

 

[Tomasz]

I think you figured it out. I was also using the dmg file from the bundle. But in the instructions it said you can make a bootable disk by burning an iso of the dmg file.

 

[sl1200mk2]

I think you figured it out. I was also using the dmg file from the bundle. But in the instructions it said you can make a bootable disk by burning an iso of the dmg file.

I know... the instructions are confusing. I wasted several CD's burning in Toast and Disc Utility before I figured it out. The bootable ISO is 611MB where the install DMG is only around 30MB.

Good luck -

Wayne

 

[Tomasz]

I contacted the company, and I downloaded the full ISO. It worked like a charm.

For others that bought the software online, and don't have the full ISO, be sure to get it otherwise you will spend a lot of time booting without any possibility of it working.

 

[Tomasz]

Just so people know, the defragmenting worked but there wasn't much improvement. Programs open faster, but once in the program there is no big advantage. I did like using 'DriveSlim' though. If you got a big performance boost, please let me know.

 

[sl1200mk2]

Just so people know, the defragmenting worked but there wasn't much improvement. Programs open faster, but once in the program there is no big advantage. I did like using 'DriveSlim' though. If you got a big performance boost, please let me know.

My results were about the same as yours. I was't expecting a big difference though. The file system on OS X does a pretty good job on it's own and defragment really only helps on large files and if you're moving them around quite a bit.

Regards,

Wayne