MacBook Superdrive Firmware Update 2.1

Hi to all,

this one goes to all the MacBook /Pro owners, who killed their Superdrive with Apple´s firmware update 2.1 (in august 2007). Apple doesn´t give any support at this time for users, who updated their firmware in the Matshita UJ 857(D)-drives and in the most cases Apple only suggest to exchange the drive (for the lucky MacBook owners who have warranty). Otherwise you only have the possibility of changing the superdrive with all the costs.

I was one of the MacBook owners without warranty and a superdrive, that can´t read DVD or CDs after installing Apple´s firmware update. The total costs for a new superdrive: ca. 400 EUR (500 $?). But before repairing my MacBook, I decided to browse all possible forums and I found the following:

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?...6036648#6036648

(scroll down to J.Noir´s post!)

After resetting PRAM and SMC (OK, nothing changed after doing that...) I installed this firmware patch and the complete functionality of my Superdrive was back. Now it reads all type of media again and i saved a lot of money.

I´m not sure, if this helps all the unlucky MacBook /Pro-users who killed their drives but I think, it´s worth to give it a try. Attention! It´s not an Apple firmware update, it´s made by ´ben11´, who had also killed his drive with that terrible update.

#482490

How many people were actually affected by this? Myself included, I never ran into problems and I never have seen anyone ever have problems on the internet.

Also; I think people should be cautious to do this...because if Apple updates the firmware again (hypothetically) then a big chance of bricking might occur.

Wow, I feel like a total ass :slant:.

Anywho, this still probably helped people. Thanks for posting

#482502

Thank you very much for posting; my Superdrive has woken-up from a deep coma and is working again!!!

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