{"id":21999,"date":"2013-12-20T09:32:39","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T15:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=21999"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:22:32","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:22:32","slug":"apple-releases-firmware-update-for-new-mac-pro-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/21999-apple-releases-firmware-update-for-new-mac-pro-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Releases Firmware Update For New Mac Pro Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple didn\u2019t waste any time in <a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1714\">issuing a firmware update<\/a> for its Mac Pro (Late 2013) models.<\/p>\n<p>Right when you get your hands on the shiny new cylindrical machine, there\u2019ll be a firmware update waiting for it, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/13\/12\/19\/apple-squashes-bugs-in-first-update-for-new-mac-pro\">several rumor sites<\/a>.\u00a0Apple says the update will improve system reliability during reboot, resolve an issue with memory self-test, and improve graphics power management when using Boot Camp.<\/p>\n<p>The update can be downloaded directly <a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1714\">from the Apple Support site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t be fooled by the silver Mac Pro image on Apple\u2019s firmware info page.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrade is indeed intended for the cylindrical 2013 Mac Pro with Model ID: MacPro6,1. Just a little Mac Pro image faux pas. :)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22011\" alt=\"MacProimage\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PastedGraphic-54.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PastedGraphic-54.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PastedGraphic-54-284x78.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PastedGraphic-54-190x52.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PastedGraphic-54-284x78@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PastedGraphic-54-190x52@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> Apple has corrected the Mac Pro image associated with the update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple didn\u2019t waste any time in issuing a firmware update for its Mac Pro (Late 2013) models. Right when you get your hands on the shiny new cylindrical machine, there\u2019ll be a firmware update waiting for it, according to several rumor sites.\u00a0Apple says the update will improve system reliability during reboot, resolve an issue with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":22011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2366,2646],"class_list":["post-21999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-news","category-industry-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.2 (Yoast SEO v20.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Apple Releases Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 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