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Apple firmware update aims to fix vertical line issues on 17-inch MBP
Engadget —
... MacBook Pro sure is light on details, but one thing's for sure: it reportedly nixes those weird vertical line issues that have plagued so many. Unfortunately, the "MacBook Pro Graphics Firmware Update 1.0" doesn't point out whether it was an overheating problem or a GeForce 9600M quirk that was wreaking havoc, but so long as it works, we guess it matters not. Hit up your Software Update when you get enough courage to suck down 770KB of problem-solving goodness. [Via MacRumors] Filed under: Laptops Apple firmware update aims to fix vertical ...
Apple release 17-inch MacBook Pro graphics update
SlashGear —
... as a series of vertical lines or patches of distortion across the LCD. Various root causes have been suggested, including overheating through the MacBook Pro’s fans not ramping up to their full, intended speed. However early reports on this firmware suggest that fan behavior has not been impacted.
The firmware update is a 770KB download, and takes the MacBook Pro gMux Version to 1.7.10. Apple recently fell to below ASUS in a reliability survey.
[via MacRumors] ...
New Apple 17-inch MBP firmware update to fix vertical line problems
PR News: —
Apple has released a firmware update for its 17-inch MacBook Pro, and although it is very light on the details, we do know that it puts an end to the strange vertical lines that used to plague the notebooks displays.
Macrumors have said that although MacBook Pro Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 solves the issue, Apple have not said if it was an overheating problem or a glitch with the GeForce 9600M graphics card that comes installed in the 17-inch MBP.
When we think about it, who really cares what the problem was as long as ...
