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Apple releases iMac Graphics Firmware Update 1.0

Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 04:11 PM EDT

Apple today released iMac Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 which is for 20-inch and 24-inch aluminum iMac computers with the ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro graphics running Mac OS X 10.4.10 with iMac Software Update 1.2.1 or Leopard with iMac Software Update 1.3.

It updates the graphics firmware on the ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO card to address issues that may have caused the computer to freeze.

Not every 20-inch and 24-inch aluminum iMac computer requires this update. If you are not automatically presented with this update, your computer does not need it. If you manually download this update and attempt to install it on an ineligible computer, you will receive an error message.

If you manually download the update and receive the following error message when selecting a volume, "You cannot install iMac Graphics Firmware Update on this volume. Your computer does not need this update," one of two conditions exist:
• You have not installed the iMac Software Update 1.2.1 for Tiger or iMac Software Update 1.3 for Leopard. From the Apple menu, select Software Update and install the appropriate software update, and then reinstall iMac Graphics Firmware Update 1.0.
• You have already installed this update.

iMac Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 is available via Software Update and also as a standalone installer.

More info and download link (772KB) here.

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Nov 15, 07 - 05:18 pm Comment from: Wandering joe

Love this part: "• You have already installed this update."
lol

Nov 15, 07 - 05:28 pm Comment from: Jim

Exactly. Hilarious.

Nov 15, 07 - 05:35 pm Comment from: gwm.

Curious thing about this update ...

On my iMac, Software Update delivered the update as an application and placed it in Applications>Utilities. But there it stopped without further actual installation of the firmware and also without stating where it was located. I had to go find it in the Utilities folder via Spotlight and run it. Interesting, eh?

Nov 15, 07 - 05:35 pm Comment from: Tergenev

Wow, it sounds like this may actually fix the problem. . .

I haven't tried it yet, but others who have seem to be doing ok . . .so far.

Nov 15, 07 - 05:50 pm Comment from: ApplePi

At least it's better than apple's usual policy. Here's an update. It updates stuff.

Nov 15, 07 - 06:47 pm Comment from: Don.

I just downloaded and installed the iMac update 1.3, then followed up with the FW update 1.0 and it says I've already installed it. What??

Nov 15, 07 - 07:23 pm Comment from: Brau

Eeexcellent! I've been waiting for this issue to be addressed before upgrading a new iMac to Leopard. All system "Go" now, Yeehaw!

Nov 15, 07 - 07:46 pm Comment from: Thorin

Hopefully the update does not reduce the clock speed of the GPU, I believe that that might be the case though.

Nov 16, 07 - 01:46 am Comment from: DizzyD

Makes my iPhone feel "snappier"!!

Nov 16, 07 - 02:34 am Comment from: Retarded_Baboon

Had insane amounts of problems with new 24 inch 2.8 imac with leopard installed

this update with leopard update fixed all my problems...

now I can finally download my south park torrentz

Nov 18, 07 - 12:01 am Comment from: Slow My iMac

"Hopefully the update does not reduce the clock speed of the GPU, I believe that that might be the case though."

Yes, it does, but fanboys will defend this wondrous fix anyway.

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