This update is for 20-inch and 24-inch aluminum iMac computers with the ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics processor, running Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later with iMac Software Update 1.2.1 for Tiger, or Mac OS X 10.5 with iMac Software Update 1.3 for Leopard.Note: If you are running Mac OS X 10.5.1, iMac Software Update 1.3 is included.It updates the graphics firmware on the ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO card to address issues that may have caused the computer to freeze.For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: About iMac Graphics Firmware Update 1.0
Apple has released the 27" iMac Graphics Firmware Update 1.0, whichupdates the graphics firmware on ATI Radeon HD 4670 and 4850 graphicscards to address issues that may cause image corruption or displayflickering.
Macbook Pro Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 For Mac
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The BootCamp package contains updated drivers for Windows 10, specifically for the iMac Pro. The Mac mini firmware addresses an issue that may prevent a USB keyboard from being recognized after the system wakes from sleep. The VoiceOver update ensures that compatible iPods can announce the names of playlists, songs, and artists, as well as battery status and other messages, in multiple languages.
macOS 10.15 Catalina brings EFI firmware updates for all supported models, and subsequent updates have changed those for most models too. This article lists the firmware versions of Macs which have been successfully updated with Catalina Security Update 2022-005.
T2 chip models:The iMac Pro, 2019 Mac Pro, iMac 27-inch 2020, 2018 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (MacBookPro15,1 and 15,2), 2018 Mac mini and 2018 MacBook Air, and their successor models, all use a different mechanism for firmware updates, managed by their T2 chips. They are also unable to run eficheck.
Apple has released a number of support updates for running Windows 7 in Boot Camp, in addition to Boot Camp itself, which include firmware and driver updates for several Macs, and utilities for the Windows install process. Be sure to install these updates before installing Windows 7, to ensure full compatibility with the Apple hardware. In our announcement yesterday we outlined the available updates, but here they are again:
If your "bitness" matches up and you are ready to upgrade, as with a clean installation of Windows be sure that you apply all applicable software and firmware updates to the Mac OS and Mac hardware before applying the update.
If you are keeping your current installation of Windows, you do not need to install any updates from Apple to keep your current installation running as it is. The recent security updates for the Mac OS have nothing to do with Boot Camp and should be applied, but you do not need the firmware or driver updates for Windows; however, if you do choose to install them they should not harm anything. At most, it will prepare your system for Windows 7 should you choose to upgrade in the future. At this point the option is yours.
Apple has released a new graphics firmware update for its new MacBook Pro 17-inch laptops, addressing the issue of vertical lines appearing on the display. A percentage of MacBook Pro 17-inch users were affected by this problem shortly after the laptop became available.
Apple has also been scarce on details regarding how it fixed this problem. Several users claimed an overheating of the laptop caused the green lines to appear while for others the problem occurred even when the notebook was running cool. Reports now show that this issue is solved and the green lines on the display disappeared after the firmware update.
PROBLEMS WITH DVI-2 PORTTwo of my "remote mad scientists" reported either slowness or errors when they used the DVI-2 port on the GeForce 8800 GT. Hopefully this and the Core Image performance will be addressed with a future driver or firmware update.
MAKING THE RADEON X1900 XT WORKSome reports have come in that the Radeon X1900 XT does not work on their "2008" Mac Pro. We have had no problems running it in our 2008 Mac Pro 3.2GHz. We asked ATI about this issue. They suggest performing the firmware update on the Radeon X1900 XT while it is installed in a 2006 or 2007 Mac Pro. Then moving it to the 2008 Mac Pro.
Michael, Does this problem also occur while running windows on the macbook pro? Is it an OS issue or simply an issue with the adapter? Any updates in this matter? I would like to get a new macbook pro but definitely will not unless this problem is fixed, as I use a 30" monitor.
- Adds Mac mini - Adds iPod shuffle - Adds Xserve G5 (January 2005) - Adds Xserve G5 (January 2005 Cluster Node) - Adds info on System Enablers for Classic Macs, Performas, older Power Macintosh, and older PowerBook models - Fixes issue where firmware update link may not function when using back/forward arrows - Other minor changes
- Adds iMac (20-inch USB 2.0) - Adds iPod mini - Adds Dual 1.8 GHz G5 configuration - Adds Xserve G5 - Adds Apple mice and keyboards - Power Macintosh G3 and later and PowerBook G3 and later models now have their own menus - Ability to export model info as a plain text file - Includes ATI graphics card model number for G3, G4, and G5 based models - Adds Apple family number where available - Added bug reporting button - Ability to change main window appearance to brushed metal - Modified the update engine to include more information on available updates - Adds info on Mac OS X 10.3.1 and 10.3.2 Update - Adds info on Power Mac G5 5.1.4 Firmware - Moved Next Model and Previous Model menu items to Windows menu - Added keyboard shortcuts to access model categories - Fixes duplicate help menu item under Mac OS X 10.3 - Other minor fixes
- Adds Motorola, PowerComputing, and UMAX clones - Includes a description and photo for most models from Apple-History or The Apple Museum - New printing engine - Updated GUI under Mac OS X including optional translucent windows. - Adds PowerBook G4 (1GHz/867MHz), PowerBook G4 (17-inch), PowerBook G4 (12-inch) , iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM), iBook (32 VRAM), iBook (14" LCD 32 VRAM), and AirPort Extreme Base Station - Info on the Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002) EDU Model is now in its own window - Includes the ability to re-order and change the font of the menus in the main window - Added ability to hide the Update Now button in the main window - You can now cycle through model info from the model info window using back and forward buttons (or equivalent shortcut keys) - Added Chimes of Death in addition to the Startup Chimes - Lists Apple recommended maximum RAM along with third-party recommendations - Additional information to all model windows - Added info for latest Apple software and firmware releases - Support for additional update mirror sites - Updated back and forward arrow buttons - Fixes bug where iMac notes field was limited to 15 characters - Fixed a bug where the Minimize menu item would minimize the wrong window - Blank notes files are no longer created when you don't enter any info into the notes field
Metal - Previously, Apple's default graphics library for graphics acceleration was OpenGL (Open Graphics Library), used on iOS and Mac OS. Over time, OpenGL fell behind in performance and features when compared to a library like Microsoft's DirectX. Without an ideal candidate to replace it (OpenGL's successor, Vulkan, would not be released until 2016), Apple created it's own graphics library called Metal and shipped it in 2014 on iOS 8 first. Later, Apple ported Metal to OSX. Mac OS 10.14 Mojave uses Metal to now power Mac OS. The new API does not support many old GPUs as their drivers were not updated. Metal often draws ire from users as it dropped support for many older GPUs that OpenGL drivers had. Regardless had Apple used Vulkan, there'd been a day of reckoning with older hardware and support that Apple was unlikely to support.
The Mac Pro 2006s (1,1) and 2009s (4.1) occupy a special place as both can be updated to enable a wider range of CPU configurations with a software update. The Mac Pro 1,1 to 2,1 enables later CPU (Clovertown) support. The 4,1 gets the bigger boost. The firmware update enables Westmere Xeon CPUs and faster bus/RAM. Once a 4,1 is flashed to the 5,1 firmware, it can then use all the 5,1 firmware updates, which enable quite a few goodies like APFS booting, native NVMe support, and such. This is one of those times when a software upgrade makes all the difference. See the CPU upgrades section for more details on CPU configurations. There is no performance difference between a flashed firmware Mac Pro vs. a Mac Pro that shipped with later firmware assuming the hardware configurations are the same.
Mac Pro 4.1s are flashable to the Mac Pro 5,1 firmware. Once flashed, they are a Mac Pro 5,1 and thus can use all Mac Pro 5,1 firmware updates. Below is a collection of links, all demonstrating how to upgrade a Mac Pro 4,1 -> 5.1. There are multiple guides on how to flash the Mac Pro 4,1 -> a 5,1. You will need the MacProFirmwareToolUpdate utility.
Despite the obvious age of the Mac Pro 5.1s, someone or at least a group of someones are/is managed to throw a few bones to the community by providing updates for the Mac Pros 8 years after their release, an olive branch. Stability-minded users should not use beta OSes. Both 10.13 and 10.14 have been welcome surprises for Mac Pro 5,1 users, including firmware updates to enable APFS support, and later NVMe booting. However, with macOS 10.15.x dropping 5,1 support, the Mac Pro 5,1s have hit the end of the road for EFI updates. Forum member, Tsialex of MacRumors (one of the experts on Mac Pros on the interwebs) has compiled and maintained a list of Firmware versions for the Mac Pro 5.1. I highly recommend this blog post as I've directly lifted his notes from it, but there's more info in his original blog post. I credit his work below. The BootROMs are distributed as part of the Mac OS upgrades. It is unlikely that we will see continued firmware updates for the Mac Pro 5.1s in Catalina. 2ff7e9595c
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