" A lot of people - including myself - are still having a problem with Roxio Toast after updating with the final 5.2 Updater. The solution is to view the package contents (right click {Control-Click-Mike} on the app and show pkg contents) then delete the "roxio.dat" file. Upon relaunch you will be prompted to enter your serial number and it works fine from then on.
C.P. "

There were also several comments saying the problem may be related to S/Ns that were illegit or those posted on website S/N listings. I don't know if that is true or not, but just a FYI (so that I don't get any more mails with that comment.)

" Greetings...
There is now a known issue with the MDD Apple Powermac PC G4. Known meaning Apple is finally recognizing it, and working towards a solution. Essentially, the logic board does not recognize the Digidesign Pro Tools LE PCI card. Apple is now working on providing users suffering from this a solution. After speaking to an Applecare specialist it seems they are now leaning towards having the logic boards replaced, but no official decision has been made. I have seen on your site and elsewhere tales of similar issues with other PCI cards (CineWave card overheating/failing and LynxTWO C audio card boot/powerup problems with new DDR G4s noted here previously.-Mike) and perhaps this is also related to the logic board on these machines. When I have tried to boot up in OS 9.2.2 (Pro tools is currently OS 9 only) to launch Pro Tools, the system invariably hangs. Users have been waiting about a month and a 1/2 for a fix. Still, we wait.

You can find an official communication regarding this issue from Digidesign (makes of Pro Tools) here:
http://duc.digidesign.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=24;t=015229
Thanks for your time,
Antonio "

For those that missed the past news items here on the other card issues see:

• DDR G4 Systems won't boot with LynxTWO-C Audio Card Installed (Sept 20th, 2002 news page)
• G4 MDD Systems not adequately cooling CineWave card (Sept. 9th, 2002 news page)

" This latest version - version 5.0.6 - includes support for MSN Web mail accounts and resolves all security vulnerabilities in previous versions of Outlook Express5. This includes vulnerabilities that might have caused Outlook Express to stop responding or caused a memory problem that compromised the security of the computer as well as a security vulnerability that can enable an attacker who had a valid security certificate to issue an invalid subordinate certificate that would appear to be valid. For more information, see Microsoft Security Bulletins MS02-050 and MS02-019."

The MS02-050 bulletin as of this morning doesn't have the Mac updates linked, although they are listed at www.microsoft.com/mac/.
Hopefully the Office X/2001/98 updates will be released soon.

"Hello.
I am noticing that many people are noting the CPU upgrade fan noise. I too had that same problem. And the problem is not because the fan is loud but because the fan is placed TOO CLOSE to the heat sink and the fan blade will wobble a bit and hit the heat sink. This makes a VERY LOUD noise which doesn't crash the mac or anything--just loud.

Solution. I uncrewed the fan slightly, pulled the fan away from the heat sink about 1-2 mm, then screwed the fan back into the heat sink "tight". The noise went away and the CPU temperature dropped about 5C. So the fan is too close to the heat sink to clear the blades of the fan from the heat sink ribs and as a result cooling is less efficient.

The fan has 4 screws that screw down between the ribs of the heat sink, not machines holes. So the attachment of the fan to the heat sink is really poorly thought out--in fact it is just plain stupid. But if you screw the fan in once or twice without over doing it a bit, then the fan holds to the heat sink VERY tightly and so is probably effective enough.

Summarize and post this to your site and I bet many people will thank you for it. Ask the Sonnet people if they are getting cards back that work just fine but are returned because the fan is making unexpected noise.
My little tip!
Glenn D."

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