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April 5th, 2006, 03:11 PM
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| New firmware.... Does it do anything other than allowing you to run bootcamp? I'm all for updates and fixes, but if I have no intention of installing XP on my mac is there any reason to update the firmware?  |
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#2
April 5th, 2006, 05:39 PM
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| Not unless you want to run Boot Camp/Windows XP. That's the only thing the firmware upgrade offers.
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#3
April 5th, 2006, 06:13 PM
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| At least that's what they say. It probably has one or the other fix that was ready along with it, too. Since it should still perfectly work afterwards: Why not do it anyway...
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#4
April 7th, 2006, 06:32 AM
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| Does the new firmware show up in software update? I'm not sure if if the Intel iMac one is for all Intel iMacs or just some of them. |
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#5
April 7th, 2006, 06:46 AM
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| Should be for all intel Macs, not just the iMacs, even. If it doesn't show up on software update, check Apple's support site.
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#6
April 7th, 2006, 09:55 AM
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| Apparently some people are reporting that this firmware upgrade also helps with the processor "whine" of the MacBook Pro, but Apple doesn't say squat about that, and you know how fanatical people can seemingly experience stuff that isn't really happening when they put their mind to it.
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#7
April 13th, 2006, 04:47 PM
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| Are any of you experiencing a much louder noise coming form your iMacs after the firmware upgrades? I heard a lot of people complaining about that, but that was on European Forums. |
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