I feel like my fans are way more active now. They were active before, but since the update I have noticed them a lot more. I never really felt that my computer was running hot but they are definitely more active. ANyone else notice this?
I have the exact same laptop as you, and no - I haven't noticed any difference in fan behavior. Given how loud they tend to be, I am pretty sure I'd notice if they were coming on more often or running harder.
Of course this is only since yesterday; but it sounds like you're seeing a dramatic, very obvious, change in behavior - so I'm sure I'd notice that.
My 15-inch SR MBP didn't see the firmware update, so I manually downloaded it. The installer reported the update wasn't needed, so perhaps all SR MBPs don't need the update. Has any SR MBP owner been able to install the update?
About MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.4
This update improves the performance and reliability of Intel Core 2 Duo processors and fixes issues with Boot Camp for MacBook Pro computers.
After the firmware is successfully applied to your computer, your BootROM Version will be one of the following:
MBP21.00A5.B07
MBP22.00A5.B07
So that won't work I think, but I'm not sure.Your link said:Note: This CD cannot be used to return an Intel-based Macintosh computer's firmware to a previous version if a successful update has already been performed.
I also had that; but that was probably because I downloaded 1.3 linked elsewhere and that was the EFI update of july 12 2007 and you do not need that one. These are the proper links and as you can see MBP owners require the 1.4 EFI update. These were all posted on sep 27th 2007:
MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.4
This update improves the performance and reliability of Intel Core 2 Duo processors and fixes issues with Boot Camp for MacBook Pro computers.
09/27/2007 2.8MB
i just thought about this... since this update deals with a hardware component, and requires 10.4.10... what happens if i reformat with my original disc (10.4.8)... and try to boot?
I archived and installed back to 10.4.9 because I was having so many airport problems with 10.4.10, this EFI update requires 10.4.10, so have those airport issues been resolved with any other updates?