Latest bios for Mac mini server mid 2010

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lucano66 Author

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Latest bios for Mac mini server mid 2010

I have a Mac mini server mid 2010 and searched for the latest EFI Boot ROM.

I found the page:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201518

inside found:

computer

Mac mini Server (Mid 2010)

Identifier

Macmini4,1

EFI Boot ROM version

MM41.0042.B03 (EFI 1.5)

who links to the page

Mac mini (Mid 2010) EFI Firmware Update 1.5

Now if I try to download and launch the software got a error message that say "your system didn't support this software".

So I checked the EFI Boot ROM version of my mac with system profiler and found:

EFI Boot ROM version

MM41.0045.B00

SMC

1.65f2

So, I ask, which is the latest EFI Boot ROM version for the Mac mini server mid 2010?

Which between:

MM41.0045.B00 (it seems a successive version 0045 against 0042 of the downloadable one)

or

MM41.0042.B03 (official apple)

???

Mac mini Server (Mid 2010), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)

Posted on Feb 2, 2018 1:45 PM

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Answer 1

den.thed

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Feb 11, 2018 2:14 PM in response to lucano66

Our Mid 2010 Mac Mini running High also shows MM41.0045.B00 1.65f2

Seems to me that it was updated way way back between 10.6 and 10.7 around the time that macOS Recovery appeared on the seen.

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Answer 2

den.thed

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Mar 19, 2018 12:57 PM in response to lucano66

About EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Mac computers - Apple Support is an old article that is no longer being updated to reflect each and every models EFI version.

The proof is right there in the fine print.

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lucano66 Author

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Feb 11, 2018 2:13 PM in response to Kappy

We are discussing of an "obsolete" still OS supported Mac Mini Server Late 2010, running OSX 10.13.3 (High Sierra) perfectly. I didn't think apple support give me help for an unsupported hardware. Still doubt remain...

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lucano66 Author

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Feb 11, 2018 2:16 PM in response to den.thed

I have same memory, but why apple didn't list on the support site all the different version linked to the running operating system?

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Answer 5

K Shaffer

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Feb 2, 2018 2:05 PM in response to lucano66

Sometimes the update is included with a later software install upgrade.

Also check the dates of those Support files, because they may not have

seen dates of original service revised. If your Mac mini (mid-2010) server

is still running Mt Lion 10.8(.5) there may have been later firmware update

associated with El Capitan 10.11.6 or perhaps Yosemite 10.10.x.

Hard to say; usually the firmware info can be seen easily in system profile.

And is directed to hardware, so one size fixes all.

My Late 2012 Mac mini i7 server shipped with Mavericks 10.9.0. There

are few or no firmware updates listed for mine -- except maybe one in the

system upgrade path. (Mine runs 10.9.5 on one partition, 10.11.6 on other.

And both of these in original HDD location first HDD of two factory 1-TB.)

Hard to say ~ other than how this has previously been explained online in

discussions, including Apple's site. ~ Seems the Support page for firmware

may offer update version for those who want the later version w/o upgrade

to the macOS. Or have dual operating systems in separate partitions where

a firmware update may not have been installed over an original system.

And in the course of build model year variations, there may have been different

Firmware numbers offered; and usually the system upgrade accounts for that.

For my Late 2012 model, there were four OS X versions shipped during its run.

In any event...

Good luck & happy trails! 🙂

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Answer 6

Kappy

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Feb 2, 2018 2:01 PM in response to lucano66

About EFI & SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs

Firmware for the server model and client model may be different. If you have problems then contact Apple Support.

Contacting Apple Customer and Support Service

Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
Primary support help at Contact Support.
To contact product and tech support: Contacting Apple for support and service including international calling numbers.

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