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A comment on Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeting' Mac Sales. Parent comment

Re:Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeti... by ehutch79 on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:32PM (#35429033)
Sure it will. Just checked, found a bunch of articles with 5 step instructions where one of the steps is hold the power button down.
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Re:Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeti... by smoldesu on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:52PM (#35430281)
> The M1 boot process requires a working SSD to boot macOS. The SSD contains a Signed System Volume that is cryptographically sealed by Apple. No seal, no bootable System.

> So if the internal drive on your M1 Mac fails completely, even an external bootable drive won't boot. Yep, your Mac is bricked.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-bad-is-the-m1-macs-ssd-fai...

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