Note your drive?s model and firmware version before and after the update (in System Profiler).ĭownload the standalone updater. Apple does not make it clear what other models of optical drive, if any, require the update.ĭo not run this firmware update in conjunction with any other updates.Ĭonsider making a disk image copy of your system installer disk before doing anything else. It appears that after the firmware update, the optical drive?s firmware version will be listed (in System Profiler) as HBEA if your drive is a MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857. If you experience this difficulty, look in your Accounts pane in System Preferences and see if the updater application has listed itself among your Login Items. That I did not have the authority to remove the file. When I tried to remove the file from the Utilities folder, I was told No devices were found that require this firmware update. (in an attempt to fix a problem caused by this update, presumably), Some users who found their optical drive?s functionality reduced after the firmware update discovered that they could restore it by reinstalling the system or the most recent system update.Ī number of readers are also reporting a repeated failure of the firmware installer to find an updateable drive: You can use the disk image copy later, if necessary, to create a new system installer that operates from an external hard drive. To guard against this, we suggest you make a disk image copy of your system installer disk before performing this firmware update. The last thing you want to do is to disable your internal optical drive, since this may leave you with no way to run your system installer disks in case you need to reinstall the system. Others say that the drive will no longer accept disks at all. One user reports that he can no longer read his own burned CDs if they are of one specific brand. Over on the Apple Discussions list, some users are complaining that the update made things worse. The end result is I now have a completely non-functioning Superdrive. The update was already running! The computer however was shutting down and I could not stop it. When the installer closed up popped the firmware updater?s alert. Because the alert was blocked and I assumed the firmware updater was simply installed on my computer (not actually running) I clicked on the Restart button. If you use Software Update and there are other updates besides the Superdrive update then the other installer(s) will block the alert from the Superdrive firmware update that warns not to shut down the computer until the update is completed. That?s what happened to one of our readers: You may not even be aware that the update is underway. Going from 10 to 12 is not a big step-double check, but don’t think there were any major changes under the hood between 11 and 12.Take special care to avoid interruptions. But on some upgrades (although I don 't think this happened with Monterey), you have to force reboot. Lastly, be patient, sometimes nothing seems to be happening and a couple of hours later, the step is done. And Monterey is pretty mature-no one mentioned any ongoing problems, although no doubt there are a few. Not clear on why someone emptied their email. But I upgraded to an M1 and that was a step too far. I had one, Intaglio, that people had found a work around for. Triple check for ways to run your outdated app. The precaution on checking for 32 bit apps is good. One thing I used to do is install on another boot drive, but that has become a real pain because Apple requires you to authorize, add iCloud, etc, so you end up with another device (in other words another boot drive on the same computer makes it a new device in Apple’s mind). I ran Monterey on a 2013 MBP and it worked fine (not that you asked). The usual make sure you have a couple of backups.
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