Apple SuperDrive Firmware Update3.0

Name: Apple SuperDrive Firmware Update
Rating: 0 (5 reviews)

10 December 2009

Eliminates the noise made by the optical disk drive.

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About SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0 will eliminate the noise made by the optical disk drive during wake from sleep on your Mac. This update works with the following EFI updates:

iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.4
Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2
MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.4
MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.8

To complete the firmware update process, please follow the instructions in the updater application (/Applications/Utilities/SuperDrive Update.app). The updater will launch automatically when the installation is complete.

For detailed information about this update, please visit this website: About SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0.

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USE EXTREME CAUTION when installing this update!!! It has been known to cause drives to fail. This installer has been pulled from the Apple website. Read these threads at the Apple site for further information: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4914177#4914177 http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1331143&tstart=0 http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1176005&tstart=15

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the update info is misleading, said: req: MacBook Pro Core Duo (15 -inch 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz, or 2.16GHz) i have macbook pro core duo 2.16GHz and the update is not working i'm still unable to burn dual layer, always failure in 10% of DVD-DL burn verbatim MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-846: Firmware Revision: FQ3T Interconnect: ATAPI Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported) Cache: 2048 KB

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I have an mac mini g4 w UJ-845C… so much problems w/ my superdrive… i cant backup nothing… matshita stick!!

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When attempting update I receive the message "There are no devices on this computer which need updating." I am running a iMac G5 Intel and 10.4.6

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I have a PowerBook G4 1.5ghz, but it says no supported device found to update. Here is my profile: MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-825: Firmware Revision: DAM5 Interconnect: ATAPI Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported) Cache: 2048 KB Reads DVD: Yes CD-Write: -R, -RW DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO Media: No Is that not covered?

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Easiest way to find out whether you need the update is to run it. If your drive does need it, then the alteration will proceed. Apple seems to limit applicability to certain eMacs and G5s. To check whether update really worked, use System Profiler-> Hdw/ATA -> code should be CO3D. (It's a lot easier than using Apples's method.) Installed easily on G5/single 1.8 GHz/ 1.3 GB RAM

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Can somebody with one of the G5s mentioned tell me what SuperDrive this is updating? Is it the Pioneer DVR-109? Can't seem to find any sites specifying what specific vendor drive this firmware is for... Apple is so misleading when it comes out with these updates. They should just specify which brand of product they are updating and make it universal. There are a lot of us who have installed various Pioneer branded products into our macs who would like current firmware updates that work with our macs. Personally, I have three Pioneer drives (DVR-105, DVR-107D, DVR-109BK), all of which are not original drives. I've been able to flash the first two with the current Pioneer PC firmware using a third-party flashing utility (thanks Las Vegas), but no update has been available for the DVR-109 as of this writing. Just thought this firmware may be the one I'm looking for. However, knowing Apple, it probably won't run unless the drive is actually installed in a G5 or eMac.

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