![]() OWC cautions that the update does not improve performance of 6.0 Gb/s SATA drives used in the MacBook Pro's optical bay. ![]() This update includes fixes that enhance the stability of Lion Recovery from an Internet connection, and resolve issues with Apple Thunderbolt Display compatibility and Thunderbolt Target Disk Mode performance on MacBook Air (mid 2011) models. The update resolves an issue where an attached external display may occasionally incorrectly show a purple coloration. From this testing, we are confident today that Apple has now, by and large, resolved the issues with 6Gb/s drives where issues were being experienced with said drives in the Main Bay/standard drive location. Apple has released MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.1 for laptops released in 2011 (with Tunderbolt). Our testing has included multiple models of the 2011 MacBook Pro models and using the highest performing OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G and Mercury Electra 6G SSDs. If a User Account Control dialog appears, click Yes. This update enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection and includes fixes that resolve issues with Apple. OWC has tested several systems with the update and found a marked improvement in performance. In Windows on your Mac, click the show hidden icons arrow in the right side of the taskbar, then click the Boot Camp icon, then choose Boot Camp Control Panel. ![]() This update requires MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1 After the firmware update is successfully applied to your computer, your Boot ROM Version will be: 02 You can confirm the version of the Boot ROM installed on your computer using System Profiler. While Other World Computing (OWC) had developed a cable shielding kit to attempt to address the issue, it now appears that the MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.2 released yesterday officially addresses the problem. While Other World Computing (OWC) had developed a cable shielding kit to attempt to address the issue, it now appears that the MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.2 released yesterday officially. This EFI Firmware update fixes a display issue on 2.2/2.4GHz 15-inch MacBook Pro models. The issue was said to primarily affect 17-inch models of the MacBook Pro. Earlier this year, we noted that users of Apple's current MacBook Pro attempting to install third-party 6.0 Gb/s SATA 3.0 solid-state drives had been experiencing performance issues apparently related to interference issues between cables inside the chassis.
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