What is considered Mid 2010

Joseph Kriz wrote:

Yes, it is interesting.

That is why I posted this to begin with.

So far, no one else has come up and say this firmware actually works with a "Mid" 2010 model.

Mine doesn't...

Why not? It is a Mid 2010 model.

Just for clarification for some, Apple does not sell older models in their Online Store once new models come out and are advertised in the Online Store.

They sell current models with the description as such...

Yes, if you go into the refurbished or Deal section, you can buy older models at a slight discount....

Mine was a new 11,3 model at that time in August 2010 which makes it a "Mid" 2010 model...

Anyone else able to install this on a Mid 2010 model.

Here are the models again.

21.5" 11,2

27" 11,3

I have the exact same model (11,3); purchased in early August 2010.

I just ran Software Update and was not notified of any firmware update being available.

I rest assured that Apple would certainly show that if I actually needed it.

So you should be able to relax - obviously, your model doesn't need it. Neither does mine. And I am not concerned about it.

I too have a 21.5" iMac version 11.2. And I have been looking for Apple to provide a fix for the waking from sleep issues that have intermittently plagued this computer since I got it 3 months ago. I was told by a genus that it is a known issue and Apple should be providing a software fix sometime in the future.

Apparently this is not it, since I cannot run the update either.

I always like to get to the bottom of things and maybe this will help others wonder why they can't update their firmware when Apple states their is an update.

Well, so do I........ but, I don't think everyone is going to wonder.

I don't check Apple's website for updates because it is utterly unnecessary. I let Software Update do what it is designed to do: check your hardware/software and tell you when there is an update available. And if SU does not offer an update, then it means that my Mac does not need an update - simple. I don't spend time wondering why other Macs are being offered an update.

I would be very curious exactly what Mid 2010 iMacs this does work on. Perhaps it is for models with certain hard drives. Mine has a 1 TB Western Digital.

Same thing here. I have an 11,3 with the 2 TB Hitachi HD, and there is no update available for me. I downloaded it manually from the site, and it says that it is not needed. Fine by me, but I agree that Apple should state whether or not you need a certain HD or not, and not issue a blanket statement that makes it seem like it's for ALL mid-2010 models.

If you go to https://expresslane.apple.com/ and sign in, assuming you're in Canada or the area to the south, click on My Products and your iMac should be listed there: mine, purchased in September 2010, says iMac 21.5-inch Mid 2010.

I saw the update listed at MacUpdate, but Software Update says my software is up to date.

I too have a Mid 2010 iMac (i7) and could not install the firmware update. Like others, I have been having issues with the computer waking up from sleep and some booting issues where the computer boots into safe mode occasionally. I was hoping this firmware update would finally address these issues. Regardless, it would be nice if more details were available about the firmware update.

Apparently the update is supposed to address "certain HD" issues with mid 2010 21.5" and 27" iMacs that do not "boot properly".

I ran SU but I was not offered the update. Time will tell.

I just found an article on Mac Rumors (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=782693) suggesting that the Serial Number contains the information needed to determine when your machine was made, not the Model Identifier (though they may correlate to the same build periods). According to the article, the third character is the year built, the fourth and fifth are the week it was built. For mine, those three characters are 039, which translates to the 39th week of 2010, or some time between 27 Sep (Mon) and 03 Oct (Sun).

Like you, Software Update didn't present the update on my machine. I suppose I have a mid-2010 model based on the above, but I'm really not sure what Apple considers "mid" - maybe week 39 could be "late"? And yes, my Model Identifier is 11,3, and no, since Software Update isn't offering the update, I'm not worried about it (haven't experienced the issue it solves anyway, so why bother?)

There is also a Page 2 article about the update on MR

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/25/apple-releases-imac-hard-drive-firmware-upda te-1-0-for-2010-models/

In it there is a link to the Apple support page with info.