Brief Hands-On Report--Apple released Firmware Updates
If you need the firmware update, it should show up in Software Update. If not, you probably don't need it. But first check the list of Macs on this Apple Web page:
Firmware Restoration CD 1.4 - The Firmware Restoration CD can restore the firmware of an Intel-based Macintosh computer.
If it's listed, then make a restoration CD just in case something goes wrong.
Individual updaters can be downloaded as stand-alone files from these Apple Web pages:
- iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.2 - This update improves the performance and reliability of Intel Core 2 Duo processors and fixes issues with Boot Camp for iMac computers.
- Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.2 - This EFI Firmware Update fixes several fan behavior and Boot Camp issues on Mac Pro computers.
- MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.1 - This update improves the performance and reliability of Intel Core 2 Duo processors and fixes issues with Boot Camp for MacBook computers.
- MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.4 - This update improves the performance and reliability of Intel Core 2 Duo processors and fixes issues with Boot Camp for MacBook Pro computers.
- Xserve EFI Firmware Update 1.0 - This update is recommended for all Xserve users and improves the performance and reliability of Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors.
We tried them on our aluminum iMac Core 2 Duo and MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo (LED) but the update said we did not need this firmware.
We downloaded and installed the firmware update 1.2 on a white iMac C2D via Software Update. During brief use of iMac, we encountered no difficulties. [Bill Fox & Dana Baggett]
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