Posts Tagged ‘firmware’

iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.4

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

This update fixes intermittent system freeze issues for iMac computers with ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics and fixes wake-from-sleep issues in Boot Camp.

To complete the firmware update process, please follow the instructions in the updater application (/Applications/Utilities/iMac EFI Firmware Update.app). The updater will launch automatically when the Installer closes.

After the firmware is successfully applied to your Mac, your Boot ROM Version will be: IM91.008D.B08

For detailed information on this update, please visit this  website.

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AirPort Firmware May Fix Problems

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

The 7.4.1 firmware update for all Apple 802.11n AirPort base stations – any model released since 2007 – combined with Mac OS X 10.5.6 may fix Time Capsule disk corruption problems that some people have experienced. Colleagues Shawn King (Your Mac Life) and John Gruber (Daring Fireball) have recently explained to me problems they had with Time Machine disk image integrity and kernel panics. I also saw repeated disk image corruption in my testing last year.

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Seagate’s ticking time bombs?

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Own A New 1TB Hard Drive? What You Need To Know

There’s been a lot of hype in the hard drive world about Seagate’s 1TB hard drive. It has come to light in the early weeks of 2009 that one particular model and revision is failing at alarming rates. The ST31000340AS Barracuda 7200.11 with firmware level SD15 made in Thailand is locking up and being rendered inoperable due to firmware problems.

Many customers are claiming a failure-plague of sorts also referencing the recent reduction in warranty time periods raising doubts about quality.

So what do you do if you potentially have one of these ticking time bombs on your hands? First of all be informed. If you’ve recently bought a new hard drive record the model number and information off of the drive. Be certain it’s not the above- mentioned model. Keep an eye on Seagate’s website for any updates or information they may provide on the situation. As of this moment they have made a statement on their website that they have “isolated the problem and customers are eligible for a free upgrade.”

If you or your customers suffer a data loss on one of these drives and need assistance, contact us today, we’ll be glad to help.

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