MacBook Pro Notebook HDD, Bluetooth Fixes Arrive

From DailyTech: Last week DailyTech reported that the 500 GB hard drives on some of the new MacBook Pros were beeping randomly and performing poorly. Apple said it was aware of these issues and that it considered fixing them one of its top priorities. It apparently didn't take them long to deliver on that assurance.

Apple has just released Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0 to its Mac users. The firmware update "reduces certain infrequent noises made by 7200-rpm drives." The new firmware ID is 0007APM2, for those curious.

Apple claims that the issues are confined to the new MacBook Pros it began shipping in June (13" and 15") -- but it can't hurt for those who purchased the 17" MacBook Pro in January to update as well.

Another fix also came down the pipe for Mac users. All unibody Macs and Macs shipped in 2009 likely use the Broadcom chipset for Bluetooth wireless. The chipset had performed poorly, according to some, leading to difficulties using Apple's wireless mice and keyboards. With Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0.1, various bugs are fixed and the wireless performance is increased.

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