EFI Update Allegedly Slows Down Retina MacBook Pro Chip

November 16, 2012 Leave a Comment

EFI Retina MacBookPro

Several Retina MacBook Pro owners have complained on Apple’s support forum that they have seen their frame rates cut while running graphically-heavy apps on Nvidia GeForce GT 650M after installing the latest EFI update. The bug can’t be replicated consistently, with a SMC reset temporarily resolving the issues, which seem to hit largely when waking a machine from sleep, using Windows in Boot Camp or gaming.
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Apple launches EFI updates for mid-2010 MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, enables Lion Recovery

January 28, 2012 Leave a Comment

Apple launches EFI updates for mid-2010 MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, enables Lion Recovery

On Wednesday, Apple released three EFI updates for mid-2010 portables and Mac minis with a purpose to allow for Lion Recovery from an internet connection. Users who aren’t able to boot from their hard drive anymore or don’t have a physical backup due to installing a blank new hard drive can now restore the system by re-downloading it from the Mac App Store.

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