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t2 security

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    MP 7,1 Apple T2 Security Chip Configuration

    For the 7,1 Mac Pro is the storage all configured with the T2 security? For example, if you order the system with 1TB, I can see where the storage is configured with T2. However, if you order it with 4TB, is it the same? Can you just have the 1TB with the T2 security? What I'm looking at doing...
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    T2 chip-accelerated HEVC conversion with Handbrake

    I read here that I just need to specify -c:v hevc_videotoolbox for an ffmpeg GUI like Handbrake to convert to 8bit H265 using the T2 chip for hardware encoding. I tried specifying --encoder hevc_videotoolbox in the Additional Options section of the video tab in Handbrake. It really didn't seem...
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    About FileVault encryption and the T2 chip

    I've been reading up on the subject, and it is my understanding that although the SSD on the new MBP is encrypted by default by the T2 chip, I should enable FileVault as well. From what I understood, enabling FileVault would tie my password with the encryption key in the T2 controller, making...
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    BootCamp - Missing MacOS MBP 2018

    Okay well I have probably made things worse by troubleshooting myself, but hey it's live and learn. I didn't research this new T2 Chip nor the Secure Boot - so I am rightly screwed. MacBook Pro 2018 /w Touch Bar OS Mojave I purchased this about a week ago and then decided to install BootCamp...