Apple issues Performance Update 1.0

by Joe Aimonetti

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Apple has released Performance Update 1.0 to address intermittent hard drive pauses that had been reported by "a small number of customers". The update should be available for all qualifying machines via Software Update. Users can also download the Performance Update 1.0 for Leopard or Snow Leopard directly from Apple.

Joe is a seasoned Mac veteran with years of experience on the platform. He reports on Macs, iPods, iPhones and anything else Apple sells. Before joining CNET, he even worked in Apple's retail stores. He's also a creative professional who knows how to use a Mac to get the job done.

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by Mark B.--2008 October 15, 2009 4:14 PM PDT: This seems to have worked for me on my MacBook Pro 17" 2009. I was having pauses, not that I could pin them down to the hard disk, and they seem to have stopped.; Like this Reply to this comment


by cdkaplan1 October 16, 2009 12:27 AM PDT: My new MBP was experiencing these hangs (ordered early October). Some prefs were lost after the update but haven't had a hang since.; Like this Reply to this comment


by JessicaInPink October 17, 2009 1:11 PM PDT: This Performance Update caused huge problems for my Late 2008 MacBook Pro, as described at Apple Discussions.

- Screen Flicker
- Missing Boot chime
- Volume issues

What is the best way to remove this "Performance Update"?

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by paulbebe--2008 October 21, 2009 12:54 PM PDT: I cannot download Firefox since I switched to Snow Leopard. Also, when I try to load Disk Utility it will not load and I get a message that it quit unexpectedly. Evey time I try this the same thing happens. Help--Snow Leopard is killing my Mac and me.

Paul Lindsey--paulbebe@bellsouth.net; Like this Reply to this comment

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