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    MBP Sata II still has issues even after firmware update?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by MrX8503, Sep 12, 2009.

  1. MrX8503

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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    seems to be the case.

    does anyone know which machines this affects in particular? is it just the 13" umb/pro or does it include 15" and 17" models?
     
    masterchef341, Sep 13, 2009
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  4. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    Mine reports 3 GB...
     
    Xirurg, Sep 13, 2009
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    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    I think all 13 and 15 show 3gb after the firmware pach , but do they work correctly.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Sep 13, 2009
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    It only affects the 13" and 15" unibody mbp and not the 17".

    I had this issue with the 15" unibody mbp so I returned it for a 17" and no issues whatsoever. Never even had to install a 1.7 firmware for the 17".
     
    jjahshik32, Sep 13, 2009
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    Read the article.

    The article doesn't talk about whether or not your system reports 3gb spec. It talks about hard drive stuttering after the 1.7 firmware update which was to fix the 1.5gb problem earlier.

    As it seems Apple haven't said anything about the issue. I think its because they are unable to determine what the problem is or which notebooks are affected.
     
    MrX8503, Sep 13, 2009
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    it affects a couple if my 13 and 15" units no problems with any of my 17"
     
    crazycanuk, Sep 14, 2009
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  9. D3X

    D3X the robo know it all

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    Mine is perfectly fine.

    I was using Leopard 10.5.7, with the 1.7 EFI Firmware with my Samsung SSD. No issues, just took longer to boot when starting up (Grey Apple Logo).

    Now I'm using Snow Leopard, start up is blazing fast. No issues here either.
     
    D3X, Sep 15, 2009
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