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  1. M

    offering Commercial Services on MacRumors

    Hey guys, I'm wondering if there are any rules about offering commercial services on MacRumors? I would like to offer a commercial MacPro firmware reconstruction service, ala tsialex. Because this would be competition for him, I don't want to cause any problems, does he have a special...
  2. M

    MP 1,1-5,1 MacPro Xserve Intel ME, AMT, SMM firmware information

    Does anyone have any? ; ) I've been trying to figure out how Intel ME, AMT, SMM mode is implemented in Xeon Xserve3, MP4 and MP5... not having any luck. I've analyzed the full firmware images as well as extracting each "Volume" in UEFITool, and run them through ME_cleaner, MEstatus, and a few...
  3. M

    Other MacPro SPI flash compatible chips

    I suspect this "list" is essentially "unlimited", but I wanted to share my experience. I corrupted the flash on my cMP 5,1. For technical reasons, it cannot be reprogrammed in circuit. I didn't want to ever be in this situation again, so I used some dupont wires to connect to a cheap Amazon...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Startup manager no longer accessible trough option key on Mac Pro 5.1 trying to install OpenCore

    Good day everyone, I have a Mac Pro 5.1 on which I tried to install MacOS Monterey, With the help of OpenCore patcher. I followed the Youtube tutorial from Jessie's Flying with an USB key on a new SSD, everything went good until the part were it was supposed to install Monterey where it...
  5. tsialex

    MP All Models Apple Documentation links for all the Mac Pros

    Today Apple reformulated the support and documentation pages for all Macs and started to consolidate all the documentation and downloads for each one of the Macs to it's own page, making it easier to find all the pertinent info like tech specs, firmware updates, user guides, service manuals and...
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    Early 2020 Macbook Air is stuck - Please help

    Hello, Please help me. I purchased an early 2020 Macbook Air (Intel). It originally had an issue where the laptop would boot into a state where it would ask to be upgraded. I tried everything and I could not get it to boot. So I deleted the files and tried installing it from the internet. That...
  7. Calaveras

    MP 6,1 MP 6,1 laggy under Monterey 12.7.4

    My maxed out cylinder was fine when I first updated to Monterey. But at some point it started getting really laggy. Like sometimes its almost a whole second from when I press a key and it shows up on screen. I'm rather alarmed by this. I've had this Mac for almost 10 years (its birthday is next...
  8. Fwi Haxx

    MP 1,1-5,1 SSD 970EVO Plus Firmware speed limit

    HI ALL, i m on a MacPro 5.1 2010 - Monterey 12.7.1 with Martin's Package - 0.9.5 (thx to him) and below here s my pci configuration.. as you can see ssd with 2b2 firmware (with you can't update with newer firmware (try with magician)) are like limited in read/write speed when the 4b2 firmware...
  9. jaknudsen

    AirPods 2 with single pod not updating firmware

    About a year ago I lost the left pod of my AirPods 2. I got new AirPod 3s and forgot about the old ones. However, I came across a cheap set of AirPods 2 with the case and just the left pod. Perfect! But in order to merge the two separate pods into a new pair, I understand that they must be on...
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    Problems trying to update my firmware on a Netgear Nighthawk C7000v2

    I have been having some issues where my router would keep losing connection every couple of hours or so and I have been having problems updating the firmware on my Netgear Nighthaw C7000v2. I came up with a new password and updated it, but now when i go to the Nighthawk app and click on the...
  11. R

    AIRPODS MAX FIRMWARE WON'T UPDATE

    Hello, please how can I get my APM to update? Tried everything i could find online. Mine is still stuck in version #4E71 of last year may. Sound is crappy af, Bass, spatial audio and ANC almost non-existent, irregular battery %. Please help. I lost my APM case for a while and thought that could...
  12. C

    Apple 4k tv 3rd generation siri remote firmware

    What is the current firmware for the 3rd generation siri remote? Apple tv Model number: A2737
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    iM 4,1-14,4 Turbo Bust Mode: why at least one Mac doesn’t ramp up to its CPU’s designed turbo clock speed

    This is one of those “this question half-belongs on the Early Intel Macs forum and half-belongs to a non-existent ‘all Intel Macs’ forum (and maybe a foot in the “iMac” forum)”: Earlier, I posted on the “What have you done with an Early Intel (Mac) recently” the use of the Intel Power Gadget...
  14. Alvin777

    Would the Mac's Firmware Switch to an External Monitor on Boot if the Main Screen Fails?

    Hello Apple friends. In case a Mac's main monitor (be it a modular one or integrated one like in the laptops and iMac) suddenly fail and don't display anything, will the Mac's firmware automatically display the Desktop on the another external monitor if you set it up on Display Preferences as...
  15. jaleks

    Older airpods New Firmware

    I recieved my brothers old airpods I believe they are the first pair made. Is there any firmware that i could get a link to to make these oldies sound good again. Thanks and I think this website is fantastic.
  16. dimakot08

    iMac 2011 + HD5750 new EFI

    Hello everyone. Sorry for the translator. I have an iMac 2011 27" i7 and I needed to replace the video card in it. I purchased an HD 5750, it worked without any problems, but then the firmware update came and now the screen is black when turned on, but the iMac loads and works 100%. I understand...
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    Cannot upgrade to Monterey with non-apple SSD was this fixed in 12.1?

    Cannot upgrade to Monterey with non-Apple SSD was this fixed in 12.1? There are a lot of us that upgraded the original SSD and don't have the original SSD to reinstall. Was this issue fixed in 12.1? Is there any workaround that works in 12.2? Apple are you also listening?
  18. KayvK

    Looking to flash older firmware onto an iMac 5k Late 2015 (17,1)

    I've extracted the firmware files from the Sierra installer. An older guide (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/guide-how-to-get-back-old-efi-after-downgrade-from-yosemite.1803934/) said to flash the .scap files using the bless command. The only problem? Any iMac newer than 15,1 only has a .fd...
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    Is it possible to flash the 5,2 firmware onto a 4,1 MacBook?

    Hey, I have a 2008 4,1 black polycarbonate MacBook Core 2 Duo with 4gb of RAM and a 250gb SSD, and I wanted to ask if it’s possible to update the firmware to the 5,2 firmware, so it’s possible to install El Capitan on it. Would this even be possible? I would thank for every answer :3
  20. ZNDK

    MP 1,1-5,1 Is it possible to update the SMC firmware?

    I'm still using a Mac Pro 2009 as my main Mac. I bought a used Mac Pro 2009 for when it broke. The MP2009 that I bought was in a strange state. When I looked at the "About this Mac" section, this Mac is identified as a 2010 model. And the SMC version of the logic board was "1.39f11" and the...