Apple Releases Fix for iMac Freeze Issue, fix not enough

Slimy on 02 November 2007 - 18:51 · 17 comments & 11502 views

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In recent months, some users were experiencing freezing problems with their iMacs, apparently due to faulty drivers used for the included ATI Radeon HD graphics cards. Apple aimed to fix the issue by the end of October and has just now released the "recommended" update for 20" and 24" iMacs with 2GHz, 2.4GHz and 2.8GHz processors. Apple has two separate updates available for download: iMac Software Update 1.2 for Tiger and iMac Software Update 1.3 for Leopard. Although the company originally stayed silent on the issue, it is great to see that once they acknowledged it they worked quickly to release a fix. Some users are reporting, however, that the issue remains unfixed.

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#1 Hurmoth on 02 Nov 2007 - 19:12

According to members at MacRumors, this did not fix that problem: "Some had hoped this would fix the intermittent Freezing problem that Apple had promised to address, but a couple of reports in our forums claim this problem persists even after applying the software update."

(4 replies) #2 RAID 0 on 02 Nov 2007 - 22:10

Come on! Really, everyone touts this "closed system" to be the holy grail of computing. Mac don't support anywhere NEAR the hardware that Linux and Windows does, and yet.... there's driver problems? Gimme a break.

#2.1 Foub on 02 Nov 2007 - 22:24

Didn't you know? Its not Apple's fault. Its the user's fault for not buying... Wait a sec. That's the excuse the M$ apologists use.

#2.2 RAID 0 on 03 Nov 2007 - 02:52

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Didn't you know? Its not Apple's fault. Its the user's fault for not buying... Wait a sec. That's the excuse the M$ apologists use.

Oh, please continue. For not buying, WHAT.. exactly?

#2.3 Swordnyx on 03 Nov 2007 - 03:57

Quote - (RAID 0 said @ #2.2)

Quote - (Foub said @ #2.1)

Didn't you know? Its not Apple's fault. Its the user's fault for not buying... Wait a sec. That's the excuse the M$ apologists use.

Oh, please continue. For not buying, WHAT.. exactly?

I didn't get what he meant either but a good fill in would be "a better computer".

#2.4 RAID 0 on 03 Nov 2007 - 04:04

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Quote - (Foub said @ #2.1)

Didn't you know? Its not Apple's fault. Its the user's fault for not buying... Wait a sec. That's the excuse the M$ apologists use.

Oh, please continue. For not buying, WHAT.. exactly?

I didn't get what he meant either but a good fill in would be "a better computer".

That's why I build my own. Something most Mac owners don't know how to do.

#3 SirEvan on 02 Nov 2007 - 22:36

OHHHH NOEEESSZZZ!!!! The Maxor does not the working!!!11111 The apple fanboys seem to be extremely silent right now.....a ghost town in the Jobs camp per chance? Funny how it works.

(4 replies) #4 LTD on 02 Nov 2007 - 22:56

Compare Apple defects to the shitware sold by the rest of the industry.

I don't pay a premium for nothing, you know.

#4.1 ANova on 03 Nov 2007 - 01:00

Actually, you do. The hardware in a Mac is no different than that of a PC, the only difference is that Apples are closed platforms which typically result in more stable systems; only in this case it is Apple that is incapable of making stable drivers.

As far as I'm concerned and from personal experience, many of Apple's products have problems and when they do Apple usually refuses to fix them unless under warranty and never replaces them.

Nice try deflecting the issue though.

Last edited by ANova on 03 Nov 2007 - 01:09

#4.2 SirEvan on 03 Nov 2007 - 04:22

the shitware? so you mean that POS evga 8800gtx that works flawlessly with my MSI MB that works flawlessly with my AMD X2 5000+ processor that works flawlessly with...... yeah that stuff? Macs are polished turds the traces on the boards are not plated with diamonds, your computer is no better than mine, you just paid more like the sucker you were.

#4.3 RAID 0 on 03 Nov 2007 - 04:45

Quote - (LTD said @ #4)

Compare Apple defects to the shitware sold by the rest of the industry.

I don't pay a premium for nothing, you know.

That is the most weak excuse I've ever heard (seen) you use. Let's look at it like this..
Honda only has 10 recalls... where as Toyota has 7, Chevy has 5, Nissan has 8, Kia has 12, etc.... You are the Honda fan.. if you look at it like Honda has less recalls than the rest of the car manufactures.. yeah.. they will have less if you compare one to 15.
Your stance: Apple vs. The rest of the PC industry. That's not the right way to compare, but hey.. what do I know?

#4.4 +Dakkaroth on 03 Nov 2007 - 06:23

Guys, quit picking on Steve, will ya?

(4 replies) #5 Joseph21 on 03 Nov 2007 - 00:42

i am not surprised they are going to throw the fault at someone else... this case ATI.
when the iphone couldn't activate AT&T.
now macs freeze... ATI.
what a shameless company

#5.1 Swordnyx on 03 Nov 2007 - 03:59

Very true.

Newsflash for all you Apple-kiddos-- If it wasn't for Microsoft, Apple would not have existed in its current form today. Don't believe me? Look it up.

#5.2 RAID 0 on 03 Nov 2007 - 04:07

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Very true.

Newsflash for all you Apple-kiddos-- If it wasn't for Microsoft, Apple would not have existed in its current form today. Don't believe me? Look it up.

Oh that's a fact "they" would rather forget.

#5.3 madmax08 on 03 Nov 2007 - 09:05

Quote - (RAID 0 said @ #5.2)

Oh that's a fact "they" would rather forget.

Probably more like "the" fact.

#5.4 RAID 0 on 03 Nov 2007 - 18:01

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Quote - (RAID 0 said @ #5.2)

Oh that's a fact "they" would rather forget.

Probably more like "the" fact.

Touche good sir, touche!

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