Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.3

Has Apple always been this weak with descriptions of updates. Fixes WHAT stability issues.
btw, had no issues installing it.

Does anyone here know if this has improved performance in Logic Pro 8??

I've had one of the Mac Pros since January and it seems to be really slow working within Logic, even the simplest tasks I get the spinning wheel?

"This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of Mac Pro (Early 2008) computers."

I think the older Firmware updates for your machine have already addressed the issues (if any)

Faslane

What about us non-2008 users? Mine is from mid 2006. Does this do anything for us?

Okay All went fine with me, I had to install Leopard to an external drive and partition it using the GUID format, then run software update as the Firmware update requires the the running os be 10.5.2. After doing so, launched the Firmware update, hit the shutdown button, waited for MAc to shut down. Press and HOLD until the light on the power button flashes then release. Right after I released I heard the beep tones (i think it's just whatever happens first, the blink or the tone). then Mac started up and I had the latest firmware installed WITHOUT having to reformat my existing Main Hard drive and reinstall everything, woohoo!!

Good luck and backup just in case...your "mileage" may vary.

Faslane.

It could be me just hoping, but the Mac Pro seems a bit snappier opening apps (not that it was slow to begin with ;-) ) Just curious, has anyone else noticed a speed "bump"? It might just be that I think I am noticing one because it said it fixed reliablility, who knows...

Good Luck.

Installed the update on my early 2008 yesterday without problems. Running on a Samsung F1 1TB that replaced my OEM Seagate 320GB.

NOTE: You must have a GUID partition Scheme to update the firmware. Mine does not, althought it's the default hard drive that came with my Early Jan 2008 Mac Pro.(?)

Here is a link describing what you're options are if this is your case as well:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303609

Make sure to do a backup!!!! Just in Case.
I tried to install and it went fine, but after reboot the Rom version didn't change, it stayed at MP31.006C.B02
not MP31.006C.B05

Faslane