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Apple Hard Drive Update

Apple Hard Drive Update

For June 2009 MacBook Pro.

Version:  2.0

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doesn't work, no trace of this on Apple KBase

Feedback Type:  Review

Contributed by: PriceD Monday, July 21 2003 @ 05:47 PM PDT

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Used Product For: One Day

Recommend Product: NO

Having just backed up to a second internal drive on my G4(AGP), I figured, what the heck, and allowed this update to download via software update and run itself. On reboot I get an open firmware screen. nothing. wait... type "mac-boot" and I get a flashing question mark icon... (no bootable drive found). more waiting, giving it lots of time (I mean, this is only a G4, which Apple touted as a supercomputer...) nothing. I tried a hard reboot and get dumped into open firmware again. So I rebooted with zapping the PRAM (cmd-option-P-R) and then it booted fine. I checked Apple's Knowledgebase for "Hard Drive Update" and found zilch. Needless to say I decided not to run this update again until I find out more from an Apple Systems Engineer with access to better tech databases than I have.   
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3 comments |

doesn't work, no trace of this on Apple KBase - paulog

Thank you PriceD for the advice on resetting the PRAM. I also had this problem on one machine in a lab and zapping the PRAM allowed me to boot. I noticed that the firmware version of the sick Mac was older than all the others so check for latest firmware if you get this problem

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Thursday, October 14 2004 @ 09:50 AM PDT


doesn't work, no trace of this on Apple KBase - maXam

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/harddriveupdate10.html

Has Anyone noticed that it is for Mac Pro and iMac Duo 2 Core??

It maybe why your G4 are Buggered!!
What do you think..?

Generally I always read the fine print, especial when dealing with something as dangerous as a Hard Drive Update..

Learn Your Lessons..

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Wednesday, November 07 2007 @ 02:38 PM PST


doesn't work, no trace of this on Apple KBase - rai1

maXam, read the date on the original post.

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Wednesday, November 07 2007 @ 05:33 PM PST