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MacBook fan noise control guide posted

You love your MacBook. In intimate ways. If your MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air has begun making excessive fan noise, PowerPage head honcho Jason O’Grady has penned a full guide over on The Apple Core as to which applications can best control fan speeds and the resulting noise. Head over, take a gander and […]

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Apple releases Thunderbolt Display firmware 1.1

Released alongside the iTunes update is a new version of the Thunderbolt Display’s firmware, bringing it up to version 1.1. Per AppleInsider, the update addresses fan noise issues some users have been experiencing as well as overall stability improvements. The download comes in at 942 KB and requires either Mac OS X 10.6.8 or OS […]

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Apple Releases SuperDrive 3.0 Firmware Update

Amid its slew of updates, Apple also released its SuperDrive 3.0 firmware update. The update, an 18.4 megabyte download, helps eliminate the noise made by the optical disk drive during system startup and wake from sleep on your Mac. The update applies to some MacBooks, the iMac and the Mac Mini and requires Mac OS […]

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Apple Releases Firmware Updates for MacBook, MacBook Pro

Late Tuesday, Apple released its MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.4 for its MacBook notebook. The update, a 3.1 megabyte download, eliminates the noise made by the optical disk drive during system startup and wake from sleep on MacBook computers. The company also released its MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.8 for some MacBook Pro models. […]

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Apple Releases Firmware Updates for Mac Mini, Assorted iMac Models

Late Monday, Apple released two firmware updates, one for certain models of its popular iMac desktop and the other for Mac Mini computers that address problems with noises from optical disk drives during startup and compatibility with memory upgrades. Per MacFixIt, the Apple Mac Mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2 patch “improves compatibility with the latest […]