But the latest problem report below noted some issues even in slot 4. Some earlier reports noted PCIe SATA card problems after the update (at least cards in slot 2, moving it to another slot got it recognized/working again). I have not noticed any other problems, such as with my PCIe Sonnet SATA card or any drives connected through it.
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"My Mac Pro now seems to sleep properly with the new firmware, at least for the last 6 or so opportunities it has had. Sometimes the machine boots up real quickly, sometime it takes twice as long. Yeah, And unfortunately I have to report it went back to normal. Have you rebooted/restarted a few times since the update?-Mike) ( I wondered if they had changed the init/power up routine (as many noted restart on wake was fixed, although not all) but one RAID user (below - Sam W.) said his RAID boot drive startup seems faster.
I wonder if something was tweaked in the SATA portion of the firmware? I'm speculating. Programs are also loading significantly faster. But ever since I updated the firmware, my boot to "usable" time (that is, when everything is loaded, including all the icons in the menu bar) has dramatically increased. It remains to be seen if it will still trip the arc fault interrupter, but it hasn't yet. The room lights still dim briefly when it wakes up, but it now wakes instead of rebooting. Since installing the update, my system has properly woken from sleep every time, even after reconnecting it to my UPS. "The EFI firmware update appears to have fixed my reboot on wake from sleep problem. Everything is working great after the firmware update and there have been no wake from sleep issues. "It seems that a number of little quirks are gone from my machine. Here's the links from the 3/27 news page on the update and firmware restore CD v1.5:įor those 2008 Mac Pro owners that have seen problems in the past if this update helps (or not) let me know. You can confirm the version of the Boot ROM installed on your computer using System Profiler." "This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of Mac Pro (Early 2008) computers.Īfter the firmware is successfully applied to your computer, your Boot ROM Version will be: Here's a clip with apple notes on the update: This page has (early 2008) Mac Pro owner reports on the EFI firmware update 1.3 released March 27th, 2008. Recent Updates | Mac Upgrades/Repairs | Storage | Video | Audio/HT | Apps/OS/Network | Home Feedback on 2008 Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.3
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