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Apple issues EFI and Thunderbolt updates for new iMacs, MacBook Pros

by Michael Grothaus (May 5th, 2011)

Apple has issued several updates for Thunderbolt-equipped iMacs and MacBook Pros. The updates include: Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update for iMac (Early 2011) -- includes general OS fixes and improved Thunderbolt device support. 382.56 MB. iMac EFI Update 1.6 -- includes fixes that improve performance ...

EFI adds AirPrint to corporate copiers and printers

by Steven Sande (Feb 10th, 2011)

AirPrint is wonderful for those of us who can use it to print to home printers, but until now, the technology has been useless for most corporate copier / printers. That's all set to change now that EFI is providing support for AirPrint to its signature Fiery print servers. The PrintMe Connect ...

Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.5 released

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 28th, 2010)

Apple has released EFI Firmware Update 1.5 for the Mac Pro. The update is recommended for all Mac Pro (Mid 2010) models and addresses an issue that prevented the firmware password prompt from being displayed as well as another issue that prevented the Boot Picker from being presented if Ethernet is ...

Apple releases updates for AirPort software, MacBook and MacBook Pro EFI

by Joachim Bean (Dec 8th, 2009)

Apple today released several updates today including AirPort client software, and EFI firmware revisions for some MacBook and MacBook Pro models. First, the AirPort Client Update 2009-002 update fixes the following issues: An Inability to turn AirPort on or off in some cases after ...

Psystar's Mac clones all sold out

by Aron Trimble (Dec 2nd, 2009)

It didn't take long, but it seems that sometime in the night, following their agreement with Apple, Psystar has mysteriously run out of stock on all of their Mac clones. Apparently their settlement with Apple on the order of $2,000,000USD has caused them to accept defeat. Given that they only sold ...

Apple posts three new updates

by Joachim Bean (Aug 31st, 2009)

After the big upgrade to Snow Leopard last weekend, Apple has posted three new updates, fixing various OS and firmware issues. The first is Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2. This update "improves compatibility with the latest Apple memory kits on Mac mini computers." This update is only needed ...

MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update addresses SATA interface speeds

by Chris Rawson (Jun 22nd, 2009)

While most of the focus of WWDC fell on the iPhone 3GS, the MacBook Pro line got some love from Apple last week as well, with several upgraded features on the 15" model and a re-branding of the 13" model from MacBook to MacBook Pro. The Achilles' heel of the new upgrades, as reported last week, was ...

Apple releases Xserve EFI Firmware Update 1.1

by Cory Bohon (Jun 16th, 2008)

Apple just released an update for the Xserve. This EFI firmware update helps "improve the stability of Xserve computers," so if your Xserver has had stability issues, maybe this is just the update you've been praying for. The Xserve EFI Firmware Update 1.1 can be downloaded by using Software ...

MacBook Air Bluetooth EFI Update 1.0

by Cory Bohon (Apr 10th, 2008)

Today, Apple updated the MacBook Air with the Bluetooth EFI update 1.0. Apple has yet to tell in any support notes what this update actually does. However, for those souls that are willing to download and install the latest (un-noted) updates, you can find this update in your MacBook Air's Software ...

iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.3

by Cory Bohon (Apr 8th, 2008)

In addition to the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air EFI updates, the iMac EFI firmware was also updated to version 1.3. Apple says that this update "fixes several issues to improve the stability of iMac computers." You can download this update by opening Software Update (Apple menu > ...

MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air EFI firmware updates

by Cory Bohon (Apr 8th, 2008)

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 ...

Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.3

by Cory Bohon (Mar 29th, 2008)

Yesterday, Apple gave Mac Pro owners an EFI Firmware update. Here's what Apple says about the update: This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of Mac Pro (Early 2008) computers. To complete the firmware update process, please follow the instructions in the updater application ...

Vista SP1 to support EFI booting standard - what does this mean for Boot Camp?

by David Chartier (Aug 30th, 2007)

Rounding up on 9 months of Vista being on the market, Microsoft is of course at work on Service Pack 1 which is slated for an early 2008 release. At the official Windows Vista blog, Brandon LeBlanc has offered extensive details on what the focus of Service Pack 1 is, and while much of it is ...

Drives that go 'poof' in the night

by Michael Rose (Dec 12th, 2006)

While revving up a new MacBook Pro and pondering how to get a persistent bootloader, I inadvertently did something dumb: I disconnected a Firewire drive from my laptop while it was at the EFI boot screen. As sometimes is the case, dumbness led to knowledge -- I had never seen the drive 'poof' ...

A bootloader for the rest of us

by Michael Rose (Dec 12th, 2006)

Chalk this one up to a colleague's complaining. One of my cohorts was the mostly-happy recipient of a shiny MacBook Pro today, and he was setting up Boot Camp (with the eventual intent of configuring Linux as well as OS X & Windows) and griping that he wanted to see the EFI bootloader on every ...