Does Boot Camp Assistant still run after May 17 Firmware Update?

[broaddd]

On this thread, some people are having trouble running the Assistant after today's firmware update. Anyone else?

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=483856&tstart=0

[Houtappels]

I did run the firmware update from today / yesterday. I had no problems, windows xp is also still running smoothly ...

[gernot]

does anyone know what that update was for? the whine issue has not been adressed - that much i can say...

[sud0n1m]

seems that it was to help address heat issues.

[gernot]

yup - i can second that now... my temperatures seemed to be decreased about 5° C overall (when idle). haven't tested heavy cpu usage yet, but from what i read in the apple forum the temperatures should be lower. i guess the fans will kick in earlyer now (not only at 80° as mine did before).
so - heat issue getting better - go ahead with the whine issue apple!

[broaddd]

But can you still run Boot Camp Assistant in OSX?

[bdj21ya]

I can't verify that it will partition or run the windows installer (since I'm not in the mood to spend 3 hours restoring everything) but the program launches just fine, and I would be surprised if it didn't work. This firmware upgrade shouldn't have affected anything related to the Boot Camp Assistant.

[gernot]

one more thing i found is that my external harddrive (2,5" 80 gb toshiba 5400 rpm) which is in en external case (firewire/usb como case from transcend) is not recogniced anymore using the firewire connection only. it looks like not enough energy comes trough - i have to plug a second usb cable to make it work - which is exactly the reason why i got the way more expensive firewire enclosure... well - anyone with the same problem? has anyone done any pre/post battery life tests?