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Approx
May 28, 2003, 03:39 PM
This update installs new firmware on PowerBook and Xserve combo drives. The update prevents combo drives from intermittently failing to eject discs. It's recommended that you install this update to ensure that your combo drive avoids this problem.

Your drive may or may not need to have firmware updated; installing and running this update will tell you if updating is required.
Is this one for SuperDrive to?

You find it on software update.


shadowfax
May 28, 2003, 04:49 PM
is this just for international users? i don't see it in my software update.
AppleMatt
May 28, 2003, 05:05 PM
Already sent this in, but has anyone else noticed it's a completely metal interface?

Completely.

:eek: Panther rumors!

AppleMatt

edit: More importantly, this is the first firmware updater to run natively in X I believe.
Foxer
May 28, 2003, 09:56 PM
Yeah. The metal interface was strange.
Heart Break Kid
May 28, 2003, 10:52 PM
i just checked my software update - and all i got was the iTunes update


you sure its for everyone?
maradong
May 31, 2003, 04:18 AM
Originally posted by Heart Break Kid
i just checked my software update - and all i got was the iTunes update


you sure its for everyone?
only for people who got a combo drive ...
Nermal
May 31, 2003, 04:52 AM
It's for the Mat****a CW-8122. It updates the firmware to BA21.
Nermal
May 31, 2003, 04:53 AM
LOL it censored the brand name :D
melchior
May 31, 2003, 06:53 AM
Originally posted by Nermal
LOL it censored the brand name :D

matsu*****a isn't such a dirty word. sony would be a more likely candidate for censorship personally :D
shadowfax
May 31, 2003, 11:43 AM
Originally posted by maradong
only for people who got a combo drive ... i have a GHz Ti with a combo. why didn't i get it?
jholzner
May 31, 2003, 06:36 PM
can someone post a screen shot of the update window...I just wanna see the metal interface :D
AppleMatt
May 31, 2003, 06:50 PM
I've lost the read-me screen shot, but that was metal aswell. If you look closely you can see the dialogue boxes are actuallly sheets (same with read-me).

AppleMatt
AppleMatt
May 31, 2003, 06:51 PM
second one...
AppleMatt
May 31, 2003, 06:51 PM
last one...
shadowfax
May 31, 2003, 07:59 PM
ugh! the slide down menu looks ugly, like it's popping out of nowhere.

in aqua it seems to come from under the bar. that one is just "there." i hope this isn't a sign of things to come.
mactastic
May 31, 2003, 10:35 PM
Hmm... weird, I have a 1Ghz TiBook with a combo drive, but I didn't get the update to show up in software updater. Anyone else have this issue?
shadowfax
Jun 1, 2003, 12:34 AM
as i posted earlier, i didn't get it either (and have a GHz ti with combo) ;)
AppleMatt
Jun 1, 2003, 03:44 AM
It is only for CW-8122 drives, as far as I know, the 1GHz has a CW-8121

edit: can someone confirm this?

AppleMatt
Heart Break Kid
Jun 1, 2003, 08:57 AM
i got a superdrive - so i guess tahts why no update for me :D


dang
i enjoy getting updates from apple. like little presents every now and again
mactastic
Jun 1, 2003, 09:47 AM
Originally posted by AppleMatt
It is only for CW-8122 drives, as far as I know, the 1GHz has a CW-8121

edit: can someone confirm this?

AppleMatt
OK, thanks. My 1giger has the cw 8121 in it, so I guess I don't need to worry.