Filed under: Software Update
MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air EFI firmware updates
Today, Apple updated the EFI Firmware for the entire notebook line. MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air all received the EFI update. Here's what Apple says about the updates: This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of [MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air] computers.
You can download this update by opening Software Update on your notebook (Apple menu > Software Update) or by downloading the installer package from Apple's support website.
Apple also notes: To complete the firmware update process, please follow the instructions in the updater application (/Applications/Utilities/MacBook EFI Firmware Update.app). The updater will launch automatically when the Installer closes.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Cody Mauer said 6:22PM on 4-08-2008
i should get credit for sending this in to your guys :/
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Jackinloadup said 6:32PM on 4-08-2008
well thanks for sending it in
Tyrannous said 6:34PM on 4-08-2008
no i should get a credit.
Cory Bohon said 6:36PM on 4-08-2008
Sorry about that Cody (and everyone); my e-mail has been down all day and I just received about 100 e-mails all at once. I am adding this to the post now. :-)
Ray said 6:41PM on 4-08-2008
NO! I SHOULD!! lol
Tyrannous said 7:15PM on 4-08-2008
im joking, i hope cody is...
Cody Mauer said 7:17PM on 4-08-2008
yeah i was joking haha :)
Paul said 12:34AM on 4-09-2008
+credit
Tyrannous said 1:57AM on 4-09-2008
kudos
patate said 2:39AM on 4-09-2008
No, I'm Brian. And my wife too :)
Willis said 6:41PM on 4-08-2008
Does this update fix the idle processor buzzing my original MacBook (not C2D) makes? DAMN that sound drives me nuts...
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YoJIMbo said 6:41PM on 4-08-2008
My MBP would not find this in Software Update so I downloaded and tried to install manually but it said I don't need it... however according to the apple support site, my firmware version should show as something else... anyone else get this? I have a MacBookPro3,1
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Tyler R. said 6:49PM on 4-08-2008
It seems this update is not for all models. I have a late 2006 model Macbook and this does not show up in software update for me.
kevin said 6:54PM on 4-08-2008
Apparently not for Penryn-based MBPs...
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artifex said 6:57PM on 4-08-2008
Does anyone know if this addresses at all the design "feature" of the MacBook Air, wherein the second core drops when it's under load? A friend of mine had this problem with one (and its replacement), and Apple finally told him it's dropped on purpose:
http://brettpeters.org/log/macbookair/
Seems misleading to sell it as having dual cores for use, if the design prevents you from actually using them both.
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Josh Kagan said 8:32PM on 4-08-2008
The Core 2 Duo is designed to power down one core and overclock the other when processing single threads under heavy load.
Josh Kagan said 9:26PM on 4-08-2008
Wikipedia explains it better: "The Santa Rosa platform comes with dynamic acceleration technology. It allows single threaded applications to execute faster. When a single threaded application is running the CPU can turn off one of the CPU cores and overclock the active core. In this way the CPU maintains the same Thermal Profile as it would when both cores are active. Santa Rosa performs well as a mobile gaming platform due to its ability to switch between single threaded and multithreaded tasks." See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrino#Santa_Rosa_platform_.282007.29
artifex said 11:11PM on 4-08-2008
Ah, ok, thanks Josh for the explanation!
Angel said 6:59PM on 4-08-2008
Not showing up in software update for me either (penryn MBP)
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MiG said 7:07PM on 4-08-2008
Looks like the Macbook EFI update is unnecessary on the newest model of Macbook.
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