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Mac Pro and Xserve firmware, restore CD updated

by Megan Lavey-Heaton Jan 19th 2010 at 12:00AM

Mac Pro and Xserve owners, take note -- Apple has released the following updates today:

Xserve EFI Firmware Update 1.2 for Xserve (Early 2009)
  • Improved compatibility with virtualization products utilizing VT-d
  • Improved system reliability during the boot process
Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.4 for Mac Pro (Early 2009)
  • Improved compatibility with virtualization products utilizing VT-d
  • Improved storage performance under Windows XP for Boot Camp users
  • Improved system reliability during the boot process
  • Restoration CD for the following products: Mac Pro (Early 2009), Xserve (Early 2009).
  • Addresses reliability issues, targeting the use of multiple Unitors.
The updates are now available via Apple's support downloads page and via Software Update.

Thanks for the tip, Jeff!


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Ari

VT-D isn't even enabled on the 2008 Mac Pro's.

January 21 2010 at 5:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Adam Turetzky

So what about us Mac Pro early 2008 people? Two years out and we're obsolete?

January 19 2010 at 6:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Tom

This is a pretty low level firmware update, likely highly specific to the Core i7 based architecture the machines are built around. Lack of firmware updates doesn't mean the product is obsolete, it just means there aren't any outstanding major issues to be addressed with the hardware and firmware.

January 19 2010 at 5:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Matt

Improved compatibility with virtualization products utilizing VT-d

What does this mean for me, I have an early 2009 model (January 2009)

January 19 2010 at 4:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Tom

VT-d allows a virtual machine to have direct access to hardware, like an extra network card, or GPU.

Parallels 5 and VMWare Fusion 3 do not currently support VT-d, but Parallels did show a demo of it at WWDC 09.

January 19 2010 at 4:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kurt

Unitor 8 and AMT 8 users should visit my website for a modern preference pane replacement for the clunky and old Unitor Control application.

http://www.potm.org/software/Unitor/

January 19 2010 at 2:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kurt

On the Unitor drivers, this is excellent news for Unitor and AMT 8 users because previously these drivers were only available by purchasing Logic or iLife. If they had been freely available like this since 2002 it would have saved a lot of frustration for a lot of people.

January 19 2010 at 1:51 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bryan

Nice to see that we early adopters get screwed again. I guess there's never going to be a 64-bit EFI update for 2006 Mac Pros.

January 19 2010 at 1:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Hobbes

Couldn't agree more. What's up with that? I haven't seen an update for my Mac Pro 2006 ever.

January 19 2010 at 11:51 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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