Apple Releases Fix for MacBook Pro Hard Drive Issues
Apple today released Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0, addressing issues with certain hard drives on the latest MacBook Pros models. Apple had been reported last week to be working on the issue, which involves intermittent "beeping" noises and occasional brief system freezes on machines using 500 GB, 7200 rpm hard drives.
MacBook Pro Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0 reduces certain infrequent noises made by 7200-rpm drives.
These drives shipped with the June 2009 MacBook Pro.
To complete the firmware update process, please follow the instructions in the updater application (/Applications/Utilities/Hard Drive Update.app).
The updater will launch automatically when the installation is complete.
New Hard Drive firmware will be: 0007APM2
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32 months ago
Haha weird. I just got a macbook replacement today with that exact firmware version because of this click/beep thing.
So far so good.
So far so good.
32 months ago
Thank god! No more random freezing!
Edit: FFFFFFFF apparently my computer doesn't need this update. I guess I'll just have to live with my random thirty second freezes.
Edit: FFFFFFFF apparently my computer doesn't need this update. I guess I'll just have to live with my random thirty second freezes.
32 months ago
The article seems to imply that the firmware upgrade will not affect after market drives which are hearing this sound. If true, that's disappointing as many of the complaints came from folks using this exact drive but who installed it after market.
32 months ago
Thank god! No more random freezing!
FFFFFFFF apparently my computer doesn't need this update. I guess I'll just have to live with my random thirty second freezes.
32 months ago
And you see a spinning beach ball when that happens? Do you have any external drives connected?
Had hoped the update would apply to my June 09 MBP with a 7,200rpm, 320GB drive which has random freezing with the spinning ball, but it doesn't, so I'm not sure where that leaves me. I suppose a reinstall :(
32 months ago
This update is full of FAIL.
There are numerous reports of people that have bought this seagate drive aftermarket for the new MBPs and older MBPs, along with the non-Gforce version drive, along with other drives, that have this same issue and Apple hasn't done anything about that.eo
There are numerous reports of people that have bought this seagate drive aftermarket for the new MBPs and older MBPs, along with the non-Gforce version drive, along with other drives, that have this same issue and Apple hasn't done anything about that.eo
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