Re: MacPro firmware update

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:01:51 -0700, Michelle Steiner wrote:
In article

To update the SMC firmware on your Mac Pro:
Your computer¹s power cord must be connected and plugged into a working
power source.
1. Quit all other open applications.
2. Click Restart in the Mac Pro SMC Firmware Update window and wait for
your computer to restart.

The SMC firmware update starts automatically. A status bar indicates the
progress of the update. During the update your computer fans will run at
full speed, but will return to normal once the update completes.

Important: Do not interrupt the update.

Your computer restarts automatically when the update is completed and
opens the Mac Pro SMC Firmware Update.

3. Click OK. The SMC firmware is now up-to-date.

If these instructions appear on your screen again, the SMC firmware
update was not successful. Repeat steps 2 and 3.

If these instructions appear on your screen again, the SMC firmware
update was not successful. Repeat steps 2 and 3.

Note:
This update requires a Macintosh formatted disk or partition. If you are
starting up using a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
subsystem, you must attach a Macintosh formatted storage device to apply
this update.

Interesting. This caveat evidently does not apply if you have merely
used Disk Utility to configure two internal devices as a mirrored RAID,
which I have done. The RAID volume is my boot volume, but it seems to be
treated as a Macintosh formatted storage device. At least, I was able to
apply the firmware update successfully.


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