This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Pro (Late 2008) computers.

After the firmware is successfully applied to your Mac, your Boot ROM Version will be: MBP51.0074.01B

You can confirm the version of the BootROM installed on your computer using System Profiler.

To complete the firmware update process, please follow the instructions in the updater application (/Applications/Utilities/MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update.app). The updater will launch automatically when the Installer closes.

By installing the latest software updates you make sure that your Mac is running in the best conditions.

Requirements:

· MacBook Pro

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Addresses an issue reported by a small number of customers using drives based on the SATA 3Gbps specification with the June 2009 MacBook Pro.
· While this update allows drives to use transfer rates greater than 1.5Gbps, Apple has not qualified or offered these drives for Mac notebooks and their use is unsupported.