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Apple today released Firmware Updates for the Intel iMac, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Aluminum Keyboard.
The firmware updates are available at apple.com and through Software Update. They “[fix] several issues to improve the stability of [the] computers.” The keyboard update addresses an issue with keys repeating themselves wittttttttttttthout warning.
Firmware Updates require a restart and the keyboard update renders your keyboard useless for as much as 5 minutes while it installs, then it, too, requires a restart of your computer. Follow the instructions (usually “Quit Everything, Touch Nothing”) to the letter, other wise your computer may get messed up. Potentially REALLY messed up.
Oddly, I downloaded the Firmware Update for my MacBook Pro manually, as Software Update didn’t find it and it told me I didn’t need the update. Is this happening to anyone else?
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I think this is only for the wired and wireless Aluminum Keyboard’s and only needed for your MacBook or MacBook Pro if you have one that you plug into it and use.
“Connect your aluminum Apple Keyboard before following the instructions in the updater application to complete the update process”
on April 9, 2008 at 12:35 PM - LINKI really appreciate the amount of details provided by apple around the several fixes that are being implemented by this new firmware for my iMAC. (IM71.007A.B03)
<About iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.3
This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of iMac computers>
Great, thanks !
on April 9, 2008 at 05:53 PM - LINKI to manually downloaded the firmware update for the MBP, and it said I did not need it. So I didn’t install it. Should we?
on April 10, 2008 at 10:47 AM - LINKNo, it wont allow you to install it anyway. If it says you don’t need it you dont, I just wonder why.
on April 10, 2008 at 02:16 PM - LINK