Mac OS X Server: Firmware Update Not on CD-ROM

You may encounter an instruction to "run the Firmware Updater located on this CD." This updater is not on the CD-ROM disc. You must download it.
Symptom

When using the Mac OS X Server Installer on a computer that requires a firmware update, the Installer instructs you to "run the Firmware Updater located on this CD." There is no Firmware update on the disc.




Figure 1 Firmware update alert box


Solution

The Firmware Updater can be downloaded from:

For earlier computers, go to Apple Software Downloads (http://www.apple.com/swupdates/) and search using the terms "firmware" and the name of your computer.

For related information, see technical document 106506: "Mac OS X: Start Up from Mac OS 9 to Install Open Firmware Updates"
Published Date: Feb 17, 2012