MacBookPro5,1 Wrong SMC

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bitcoinvest Author

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MacBookPro5,1 Wrong SMC

Greetings to All,

I am facing a very strange thing on my Macbook Pro 5.1

To start this is my information of my Machine:

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 6 MB

Memory: 8 GB

Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz

Boot ROM Version: MBP51.007E.B06

SMC Version (system): 1.41f2

Serial Number (system): --------------

Hardware UUID: -----------

Sudden Motion Sensor:

State: Enabled

As you can see the SMC version is 1.41f2 but when is go to http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1237

Where you can download the latest EFI and SMC version is different!!!

What i should have is :

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)

MacBookPro5,1

MBP51.007E.B06 (EFI 2.8)

1.33f8 (SMC 1.2)

So the EFI is Correct but the SMC is wrong.....

Can Please someone give me a solution on this?

The laptop is heating very much at 81 celsius ( not all the time but is not normal when i just watch a movie or youtube....)

And the buttery does not last or goes from 50% down to 10% within 2 minutes....and the battery has 66 cycles...

Thank you all in advance!!

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2008), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Jul 16, 2013 1:51 PM

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Answer 1

Linc Davis

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Jul 16, 2013 2:47 PM in response to bitcoinvest

Follow these instructions. You can also try resetting the SMC.

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Answer 2

bitcoinvest Author

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Jul 17, 2013 7:07 AM in response to Linc Davis

Greetings Dave and thank you for your time to reply me.

None of the above is working for me, i have tried...

I think the problem is caused by the wrong SMC version....

But how is this possible? Since the latest version of SMC for my model is : 1.33f8 (SMC 1.2) how do i have installed the 1.41f2???

Do you know how can i install the normal one? (i have no idea how i got this wrong model....i did not installed that is the sure...)

Installing the normal is like downgrading ? is this possible and how please?

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Answer 3

Linc Davis

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Jul 17, 2013 8:26 AM in response to bitcoinvest

I don't know of any way in which you could have installed the wrong firmware. The information in the support article may be wrong, but if you think otherwise, take the machine to an Apple Store for diagnosis.

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Answer 4

bitcoinvest Author

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Aug 16, 2013 12:25 PM in response to Linc Davis

Greetings,

Sorry for my late reply but was out of the town.

I live in a place where Apple Store in not an Option. I have to travel to Athens that means 3 hours and costs... I have to take it there and go to take it back....

I have checked all over the internet and the same results found about the versions so i think what is written by Apple is correct. So does anyone knows how can i install the correct SMC Firmware? Anyone?

As i mentioned i download the correct one but when i try to install it says in not needed for my system.....

and that is normal because i have installed ( I DID NOT INSTALLED I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPEND) 1.41f2 and the correct one is : 1.33f8 so it checks the version and since the one i try to install is older does not install....

Please help 🙂

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Answer 5

fbellay

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Aug 16, 2017 2:32 PM in response to bitcoinvest

FYI, my MBP is displaying the very same symptoms as your computer. You're not alone.

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