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Aluminum iMac freezing? Apple now offers a firmware fix

> No longer content with trying to work around the graphics freezing problems
> on the new generation Aluminum iMacs by means of software, Apple has released
> the iMac Graphics Firmware Update 1.0. The software updates are still needed;
> so, if you're running Tiger, you need to have installed the iMac Software
> Update 1.2.1, and if you're running Leopard, you need to have installed the
> iMac Software Update 1.3.
>
> This update focusses on the ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics processor.
> According to Apple's information page, if you've installed the appropriate
> software updates and this firmware update refuses to install, it's because
> your computer really doesn't need it and you shouldn't worry about it.

Here is what you need, in order:

1) If you are on Tiger, you need the iMac Software Update 1.2.1:

<http://www.apple.com/support/downloa...update121tiger
..html>

2) If you are on Leopard you need the iMac Software Update 1.3:

<http://www.apple.com/support/downloa...update13leopar
d.html>

3) The firmware link:

<http://www.apple.com/support/downloa...firmwareupdate
10.html>

Apple's doc on the subject is at:

<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307008>


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:-Derek

--
Fortune Magazine 11-29-05: What's your computer setup today?
Frederick Brooks: I happily use a Macintosh. It's not been
equalled for ease of use, and I want my computer to be a tool,
not a challenge.
<http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363107/>
[Frederick Brooks is the author of 'The Mythical Man Month'.
He spearheaded the movement to modernize computer software
engineering in 1975.]