Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.0 offers 'fixes'

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Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.0 offers ‘fixes’

28 June 2011 1,944 views 4 Comments

There are few to none Thunderbolt devices available, but Apple’s already issued a patch covering unnamed performance and stability issues. Thereupon, if you’ve got a 2011 MacBook Pro or iMac, currently the only Macs that ship with the next-gen I/O port built-in, then you’ll want to download and install this update.

Thunderbolt Update 1.0 (486K) provides “performance and stability fixes.” Apple isn’t saying what that means and, as there are so few devices out in the wild, users aren’t exactly complaining en masse.

Nevertheless, in addition to requiring OS X 10.6.8, you’ll need a Thunderbolt-equipped Mac, which is limited to 2011 MacBook Pro and iMac models.

4 Comments »

MacGizmoGuy said:

The tide seems to be turning on actual availability of ThunderBolt peripherals – The Apple Store now lists Promise Technologies TBolt drive arrays as shipping ‘within 24 hours’ – with price tags in the $1500 and up range. Ouch. Next in the pipeline will likely be LaCie’s LittleBig Disk dual-SSD drive – but with 2 256GB Intel SSD’s inside, I’m betting that first model will likely come in around $1000.

With Intel seemingly the only manufacturer, distributor or licensee of ThunderBolt chipsets – TBolt will likely be a high-end, Pro market niche for quite awhile until economy of scale drives prices down to the consumer end. I’m betting any ThunderBolt drive cases or adapters that first come to market are gonna be rather pricey as well…

# 29 June 2011 at 5:21 pm

A.C. said:

Has anyone else had issues updating their firmware? After installing and restarting 10 times, the update still shows in my software update window.

# 4 September 2011 at 10:55 am

the rocr (author) said:

Check to see that you have the updated firmware. Chances are it’s already installed — Apple Menu > About This Mac > More Info > System Report > Boot ROM Version.

# 5 September 2011 at 1:12 pm

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