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Chapter 3: An Overview of Hard Disk ToolKit•PE 133
Selector window toolbar
Hard Disk ToolKit• PE ’s most frequently used functions are available
through the buttons on the toolbar near the top of the Selector window.
These buttons are shortcuts to HDT•
PE ’s functionality. Every button
command is also available as a menu item. You can also drag a device and
drop it on a button.
See Table 2 for a description of each button’s purpose.
Table 1.
Parts of the Selector window.
Name Function
1 Column headings Column headings describe the data that appear directly underneath them. Change the sort order by clicking on
a different column heading.
2 2 2 2
Device list All SCSI and IDE devices installed on all native and/or installed SCSI /IDE buses are listed and include
information on capacity, volume(s), manufacturer, model number, and more. Double-click on a selected device
to view its Partition List window.
3 3
3 3 Online help Provides online help for Hard Disk ToolKit• PE . See Using Hard Disk ToolKit•PE in the online manual.
4 4 4 4
Title bar The name of the computer that Hard Disk ToolKit• PE runs on is presented in the title bar of the main window.
The name of the computer is determined in the Mac OS’s Sharing Setup control panel.
5 5 5 5
Toolbar Click on a button in the toolbar to perform a function on the highlighted item(s) in the Selector window.
Alternatively, drag a selected device and drop it on a button. All buttons have tooltips. Place the mouse over
any of the buttons to see a text box that describes its function. All buttons are also available as menu
commands.
Table 2.
The Hard Disk ToolKit•PE toolbar buttons.
Button Name Function
Mount Mount to the desktop any volumes on the device that has been selected in the Selector window.
Unmount Unmount from the desktop any mounted volumes on the drive that has been selected in the Selector
window. Unmounting can also be done on the Desktop—simply drag the volume’s icon to the Trash.
Any of these methods will unmount the volume from the Desktop without harming any data.
Rescan Rescan all buses for any devices that may have been powered on after Hard Disk ToolKit• Personal
Edition was launched. The Selector window will be refreshed after Rescan.
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