Apple releases MacBook Pro hard drive firmware update

The update has been released to silence the 7200rpm HDDs

Apple MacBook Pro hard drive firmware update fixes the noisy 7200rpm hard drives

 The Apple MacBook Pro has had quite a bit of issues in the past. First was the 3Gbps SATA data transfer problem which was off course rectified by issuing a firmware update (MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7). Then some users started reporting that the 7200 rpm hard disks are suffering from performance issues and some audible clicking / beeping sounds. Initially it was believed that this problem is being caused by the Seagate Momentus 7200.4 G-Force drives that take anti-shock precautions that cause both noise and strain. Apple acknowledged this problem a long while ago and has now come up with a solution in the form of the hard drive firmware update 2.0.

The system will automatically download the update (in case automatic updates are switched on)
else users can download it manually from Apple support website. The update has a size of 3.71MB and can be installed on MacOS X 10.5.7 or later. Apple has also released a Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0.1 which fixes bugs and improves compatibility with the Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse and Apple Wireless Keyboard. It's available for all Macs with Broadcom Bluetooth chipsets, which include all unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, and all other Macs introduced in 2009.