Apple Releases Performance Update 1.0 to Address Hard Drive Stalls

Amdahl · Oct 14, 2009, 05:48 PM

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL947

Quote:

This update addresses intermittent hard drive-related stalls reported by a small number of customers.

Products Affected
MacBook Air (Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009), iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009), MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009), MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008), MacBook Air (Late 2008), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008), iMac (24-inch, Early 2009), iMac (20-inch, Early 2009), Mac mini (Early 2009)

So, since you whiners whined, here's one of your fixes... Happy?

MacModMachine · Oct 14, 2009, 05:53 PM

anyone try it out,

seems to be working well for me on my 15" mbp

celticpride678 · Oct 14, 2009, 05:53 PM

Seems like this is a “preview" of 10.6.2. Downloading and installing now...

melllvar · Oct 14, 2009, 05:55 PM

works but performance is actually worse. LOL
Lost 5 points in xbench disk test.

melllvar · Oct 14, 2009, 06:03 PM

Lost 5 points in xbench disk test. Hope there wont be any more performance updates or there won't be any left pretty soon

celticpride678 · Oct 14, 2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by melllvar

Lost 5 points in xbench disk test. Hope there wont be any more performance updates or there won't be any left pretty soon

XBench is an old benchmarking tool and can be very inaccurate at times. I would not rely on it if I am deciding if my system is running well or not.

Heb1228 · Oct 14, 2009, 06:19 PM

I'll be glad to know if anyone can figure out what this update fixes and what was causing the problems to begin with.

Chundles · Oct 14, 2009, 06:21 PM

Wow! This update doubled the speed of my computer!

Oh wait, no it didn't.

Nothing at all has changed as usual.

vader26 · Oct 14, 2009, 06:27 PM

good news if it actually stops the pauses as advertised...

MartiNZ · Oct 14, 2009, 06:32 PM

Damn my MBP is early 2008 ... but I like updates!

thejadedmonkey · Oct 14, 2009, 06:32 PM

Looks like a driver update for the nVidia chipset...

Chundles · Oct 14, 2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by thejadedmonkey

Looks like a driver update for the nVidia chipset...

Is it? Has anybody seen any difference whatsoever? I didn't get any HDD pauses to begin with.

rdowns · Oct 14, 2009, 06:34 PM

Ah, what the hell. I could use a restart anyway.

Kilamite · Oct 14, 2009, 06:39 PM

108KB's of goodness! Yippee!

maxsquared · Oct 14, 2009, 06:40 PM

Didn't think there is any difference, from the models this supporting, might be a nVidia driver update, and maybe finally apple fixed random drive freeze problem.

uv23 · Oct 14, 2009, 06:42 PM

At work right now. Does anyone know if this update is also available for Leopard? Tons of us are having freezing issues while using QuickTime, and I'm hoping this is the solution.

thejadedmonkey · Oct 14, 2009, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chundles

Is it? Has anybody seen any difference whatsoever? I didn't get any HDD pauses to begin with.

Sorry, let me change that. It looks like an update concerning the nVidia chipset, since it looks like it targets all mac's using the nVidia chipset, and only the macs using that chipset.

b0rg · Oct 14, 2009, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uv23

At work right now. Does anyone know if this update is also available for Leopard? Tons of us are having freezing issues while using QuickTime, and I'm hoping this is the solution.

Also Leopard:

Performance Update 1.0 (Leopard)
This update addresses intermittent hard drive-related stalls reported by a small number of customers.
October 14, 2009 - 322KB

http://support.apple.com/downloads/

iLog.Genius · Oct 14, 2009, 06:59 PM

Boo. Thought it was an all-around update but it's only for those with HDD problems. Didn't they already fix this with the .1 update?

Anyways, hopefully .2 update does an all around update (but will most likely be a .3 or .4)

Chundles · Oct 14, 2009, 06:59 PM

Only thing I've noticed is that my CPU activity seems to have dropped a fair bit. With Safari, Mail and NNW running AND screen sharing into the computer iStat menus is showing barely any CPU activity happening. Seems cooler too.

Eidorian · Oct 14, 2009, 07:00 PM

What do the package contents look like?

inddg · Oct 14, 2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Eidorian

What do the package contents look like?

PerformanceUpdateSL/System/Library/Extensions/IOAHCIFamily.kext

Looks like it is new drivers for the SATA controller

hyperpiper45 · Oct 14, 2009, 07:05 PM

Anyone think this may be a fix for the 1.7 firmware issues?

jkr801 · Oct 14, 2009, 07:30 PM

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/14/softw...able-for-down/

Eidorian · Oct 14, 2009, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inddg

PerformanceUpdateSL/System/Library/Extensions/IOAHCIFamily.kext

Looks like it is new drivers for the SATA controller

Thanks, I'm still at work. Otherwise I would have looked the package myself.

Oct 14, 2009, 05:53 PM	#2
MacModMachine macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada	Apple releases "Performance Update" to fix harddrive stall's anyone try it out, seems to be working well for me on my 15" mbp __________________ Macbook Air, MBP 13" X18M 80GB,500GB Optibay 8gb ram , Iphone 3GS 16GB Black My Slowly being worked on blog http://www.macandhack.com

Oct 14, 2009, 05:53 PM	#3
celticpride678 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United States of America	Seems like this is a “preview" of 10.6.2. Downloading and installing now... __________________ Late 2008 Aluminum 2.4 GHz MacBook; 8GB iPod touch 2nd Generation Search before you post: Mac Search The Blog!

Oct 14, 2009, 06:19 PM	#7
Heb1228 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Severn, NC 27877	I'll be glad to know if anyone can figure out what this update fixes and what was causing the problems to begin with. __________________ 17" MPB, 2.8 My Sites: Me, Mom's Art, Dad's Co., Church

Oct 14, 2009, 06:21 PM	#8
Chundles macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Gong, Australia	Wow! This update doubled the speed of my computer! Oh wait, no it didn't. Nothing at all has changed as usual. __________________ This is going straight to the Pool Room

Oct 14, 2009, 06:27 PM	#9
vader26 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Washington State	good news if it actually stops the pauses as advertised... __________________ 24" Alu iMac, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB, 320GB uMBP, 3.06 GHz, 500GB 7200rpm iPhone 3G S⃣ 32GB Black

Oct 14, 2009, 05:55 PM	#4
melllvar macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2007	works but performance is actually worse. LOL Lost 5 points in xbench disk test.

Oct 14, 2009, 06:03 PM	#5
melllvar macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2007	Lost 5 points in xbench disk test. Hope there wont be any more performance updates or there won't be any left pretty soon

Oct 14, 2009, 06:32 PM	#10
MartiNZ macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Auckland, NZ	Damn my MBP is early 2008 ... but I like updates!

Oct 14, 2009, 06:32 PM	#11
thejadedmonkey macrumors 68040 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pa	Looks like a driver update for the nVidia chipset... __________________ Mac Mini G4 • MacBook Pro • iPod Nano "Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement. - Mark Twain

Oct 14, 2009, 06:34 PM	#13
rdowns macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2003	Ah, what the hell. I could use a restart anyway. __________________ I'm Larry David. I happen to enjoy wearing women's panties.

Oct 14, 2009, 06:39 PM	#14
Kilamite macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland	108KB's of goodness! Yippee! __________________ - MacBook Pro Unibody 15" 2.8GHz 'anti-glare' - Apple TV 1TB (work in progress) - iPhone 3G 8GB - MobileMe // OS X 10.6.2

Oct 14, 2009, 06:40 PM	#15
maxsquared macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2009	Didn't think there is any difference, from the models this supporting, might be a nVidia driver update, and maybe finally apple fixed random drive freeze problem.

Oct 14, 2009, 06:42 PM	#16
uv23 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Calgary, AB	At work right now. Does anyone know if this update is also available for Leopard? Tons of us are having freezing issues while using QuickTime, and I'm hoping this is the solution. __________________ I believe the next Powerbook revision will include a ramped up G3 with AltiVec, but I'm not betting any testicles on it. --greenstork

Oct 14, 2009, 06:59 PM	#19
iLog.Genius macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario	Boo. Thought it was an all-around update but it's only for those with HDD problems. Didn't they already fix this with the .1 update? Anyways, hopefully .2 update does an all around update (but will most likely be a .3 or .4) __________________ 15.4" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, WD Scorpio Blue 500GB HDD, GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT

Oct 14, 2009, 07:00 PM	#21
Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	What do the package contents look like? __________________ MRoogle it! hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.8 chobimaru Core i5 750 2.66 GHz / 4 GB / 640 GB / 4830 / Windows 7

Oct 14, 2009, 07:05 PM	#23
hyperpiper45 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2007	Anyone think this may be a fix for the 1.7 firmware issues?

Oct 14, 2009, 07:30 PM	#24
jkr801 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2007	Snow Leopard Performance Update http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/14/softw...able-for-down/

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