PowerMac G5 Firmware Update?

I have no reason to comment, besides to say that I'm the first and that would be nice if I could care about this meaning that I would have a G5.

this is not very exiting stuff... hence Page 2.

arn

Ok, how about a question then....:)

How does new firmware "enhance" the G5? Does that mean it will magically become faster with this update?

Originally posted by Freg3000
Ok, how about a question then....:)

How does new firmware "enhance" the G5? Does that mean it will magically become faster with this update?

Why would "enhancement" mean the machine will be "faster"? Plain old added functionality is an enhancement in its self.

Originally posted by arn
this is not very exiting stuff... hence Page 2.

Speak for yourself :p

I wonder if this has anything to due with new processors rumored to come out in Jan or Feb.

Originally posted by Freg3000
Ok, how about a question then....:)

How does new firmware "enhance" the G5? Does that mean it will magically become faster with this update?

"Sources said it will fix a security issue and enhance fan behavior in Open Firmware. The update will also provide some performance improvements to PCI-X configurations."

I wonder if this has anything to due with new processors rumored to come out in Jan or Feb.

Nope... firmware is updated from time to time irrespective of processor updates,

arn

Sound like really good updates. Not sexy, but solid. Good news.

Originally posted by arn
Nope... firmware is updated from time to time irrespective of processor updates,

Yes, they wouldn't post firmware *updates* if they had new processors, because the firmware on the new processor machines would already have support for their processors.

I noticed that the firmware on the new Dual 1.8 G5s is a later version... and I also notivced that the Dual 1.8 G5 is very fast... according to xBench scores, only 4% - 8% slower than most Dual 2 G5s. I wonder if this could have something to do with the newer firmware version in the Dual 1.8s? I guess we'll have to wait and see if we see any speed improvements from the upcoming firmware update.