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This update is not for late-2008/early-2009 unibody MacBook Pros.
DESCRIPTION
Apple MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Updater Version 1.3 adjusts the fan behavior in MacBook Pro systems (15-inch and 17-inch) when running under high workload conditions.

The updater application will be installed in the /Applications/Utilities folder and will launch automatically. Please follow the instructions in the updater application to complete the update process.

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REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4.11 or 10.5.7 or later.

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Developer:Apple
Downloads:3,004
  - Version d/l:2,210
Utilities:System
License:Updater
Date:28 May 2009
Platform:Intel
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    Apple MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Updater User Reviews (4 posts)Write A Review
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    Jun 2 2009

    REEGOR  The 1.3 SMC update has an unclear effect on temperatures. (It brings me up to version 1.27f2 - go figure.) I was running up to 83C or slightly higher according to iStat, under moderate to heavy load. (The load was an external monitor streaming Netflix, Wi-Fi running at 150 KBps, and several applications. This does not seem like a heavy load to me, but I guess decoding a movie takes work.)

    Tonight, I went up to 83 without even any streaming (but with an external monitor). But after a few minutes it has settled down to between 72 and 76.

    Here's my complete temperature list for comparison. First number is first reading; second is 10 minutes after startup.

    CPU A 82 / 71

    Airport Card 51 /52

    Battery 30 / 30

    Enclosure Bottom 33 / 34

    GPU Diode 82 / 79

    GPU Heatsink 68 / 65

    Heatsink A 62 /61

    Heatsink B 46 /45

    Memory Controller 52 /51

    Hitachi Drive 21 /21  
    (Version 1.3)

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    May 31 2009

    FELIX01  To reiterate, not for unibody MBPs.  
    (Version 1.3)

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    May 29 2009

    YOXI  Not for late 2006 MBP's either.  
    (Version 1.3)

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    May 29 2009

    SUCKERPUNCH86  Is this meant only for the unibody models?  
    (Version 1.3)

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    May 29 2009

    KICHI  No. It was offfered by Software update for my MBP early 2008.  
    (Version 1.3)

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    May 29 2009

    D9  Actually for my unibody, it doesn't work. It doesn't show up in Software Update. If I run the downloaded installer, it says it's not needed for my model.

    So this must be meant for older MacBook Pros, like the previous reply stated.  
    (Version 1.3)

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    May 30 2009

    MICHAEL XVI  I also have the Unibody MacBook Pro, April 2009 and this firmware update doesn't appear in my Software Update. I'm running 10.5.7.  
    (Version 1.3)

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