Cannot restore firmware

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Cannot restore firmware

I have a problem with my 2009 Macbook Pro 13".
It has crashed during a firmware update, and now it won't boot but only beeps "SOS".

I went to a couple of Apple Service Providers, but they could not help me restoring the firmware, the only solution seems replacing the logic board.

Does anyone have some tips about other things i could try?
Thanks

MBP 5,5

Posted on Feb 12, 2011 6:07 AM

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Answer 1

sig

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Feb 12, 2011 6:47 AM in response to MBPuser1

Have you called AppleCare?

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MBPuser1 Author

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Feb 12, 2011 7:50 AM in response to sig

Yes i have, they could not help me and only said i had to take it to a service provider.
They are not willing to repair this issue under warranty, despite it is caused by an official firmware update. So it looks like i have to pay for a new logic board only because the firmware has to be flashed.

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captfred

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Feb 12, 2011 12:53 PM in response to MBPuser1

In some cases you can restore the firmware yourself. See if this helps:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2213

Regards,
Captfred

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MBPuser1 Author

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Feb 12, 2011 1:49 PM in response to captfred

Yes i know.
The page however, describes you need to find the right version of the firmware restoration image, but my macbook pro (macbookPro5,5) is not listed in any of the (1.4 ~ 1.9) versions.
Seems to be a dead end..

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