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reghardware.co.uk - 6/26/2009

Apple MacBook Pro firmware fritzes third-party HDDs • Register Hardware

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Apple's firmware upgrade , which restores the 3Gb/s Sata link speed to MacBook Pros, has also caused some 'unauthorised' hard drives to fail. An Apple Discussion board thread has 65 comments about the issue, which may occur when the Apple-shipped drive in the MacBook Pro is replaced with a ...

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colorwarepc.com - 7/1/2009

Stealth Macbook Pro

— colorwarepc.com — Stealth Macbook Pro highlight mainProduct.jpg 1.png 2.png 3.png 4.png 5.png 6.png 7.png 8.png Step 1: Select Warranty... Standard: 1 Year parts and labor warranty (included) Extended: 2 Year parts and labor warranty (add $249) Learn More... Step 2: ... (more) Stealth Macbook Pro

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support.apple.com - 6/22/2009

MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7

— support.apple.com — About MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7 addresses an issue reported... by a small number of customers using drives based on the SATA 3Gbps specification with the June 2009 MacBook Pro. While this update allows drives ... (more) MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7

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macrumors.com - 6/22/2009

Apple Releases MacBook Pro Firmware Update to Address SATA Interface Speeds

— macrumors.com — Last week, we reported on a discussion in our forums regarding Apple's apparent downgrade of the SATA... hard drive interface to 1.5 Gbps in the latest 13" and 15" MacBook Pros when compared to previous-generation MacBook Pros running at 3.0 Gbps. Whil... (more) Apple Releases MacBook Pro Firmware Update to Address ...

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MacBook Pro 3.0Gbps SATA upgrade breaking third-party drives?
SlashGear — ...   That seems to mean they won’t fix the issue under warranty: many who have contacted Apple Stores or technical support regarding the firmware issues have been told that “Apple is not responsible for maintaining compatibility with third-party aftermarket hardware with their firmware updates.”  However there is also talk that Apple Store “Geniuses” can roll back the firmware if there was a problem during the upgrade itself, though not otherwise. [via Register Hardware] ...

MacBook Pro Firmware Update Doesn't Care For Third Party Hard Drives [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... desire to use third party hardware. From the looks of it, this particular hiccup will affect more users than the first one, so Apple should be—pending an investigation—obligated to fix it. Should. If you haven't applied the first update, Adam's initial advice has turned out to be very prescient: If you're not planning on swapping in an SSD, you don't need to worry about this firmware update. [Apple via The Register] ...