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Just got an i9/Vega 20....need some help
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No offense, but what is the logic for wiping and reinstalling the hardware on a brand new MacBook Pro? Apple doesn't come with bloatware and any issues it will have would be existent in the reinstall software that you get.
I don't have a 2018 (I have a 2017 MBP), but from what I read it is possible to wipe the computer and reinstall it, but you need to read the steps that are required so you don't brick the machine due to the T2 security.
Again, IMO, I wouldn't bother with a wipe and reinstall on a brand new MacBook Pro though. It should work perfectly fine out the box.
I don't have a 2018 (I have a 2017 MBP), but from what I read it is possible to wipe the computer and reinstall it, but you need to read the steps that are required so you don't brick the machine due to the T2 security.
Again, IMO, I wouldn't bother with a wipe and reinstall on a brand new MacBook Pro though. It should work perfectly fine out the box.
I did the same thing. It isn't the weirdest thing ever.
I booted into internet recovery using COMMAND+SHIFT+R, wiped the disk with Disk Utility, and reinstalled a fresh copy of the software onto the laptop. Works flawlessly.
I don't know how that would have bricked other computers, but I have ran mine through the process and it works just fine. Take it for what it's worth.
I booted into internet recovery using COMMAND+SHIFT+R, wiped the disk with Disk Utility, and reinstalled a fresh copy of the software onto the laptop. Works flawlessly.
I don't know how that would have bricked other computers, but I have ran mine through the process and it works just fine. Take it for what it's worth.
They were bricked because the specific image of 10.13.6 was not available for download on Apple’s servers initially, so anyone who tried the above internet recovery procedure wound up with a bricked laptop. Disk utility would erase the drive but since MacOS could not be downloaded or installed via USB, you were painted into a corner. They quickly resolved this but not before some people returned their laptops, i.e. me, I was the OP in the warning thread.
Oof. Depending on what you wanted to accomplish I either gave the wrong combination or left out a needed key.
OPTION+COMMAND+R will get you to internet recovery.
SHIFT+OPTION+COMMAND+R will get you to internet recovery and install the earliest software available for your laptop. For the new 2018 model, the result is the same; Mojave.
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I find that oversight to be appalling on Apple's part. **** happens...
There's some truth to that statement, however, incremental updates have been known to happen from time to time without new releases; most notably in the iPhone. More than once I have gotten updates served for the same software that I was already using.
Maybe it was from my time working for the government, but the first thing I do when I receive a laptop or other electronic device is completely wipe it and install a fresh copy of the software that I know is "safe"; directly from Apple's servers. Old habits die hard for me, anyway. I wouldn't trust the software that was installed somewhere else, by someone else, in an uncontrolled environment - especially coming from China.
I usually wipe every new device I receive. I wiped my new 2018 i7/Vega 20 as soon as I received it and ran the installer (Mojave 10.14.2) from an external drive, the MBP came with 10.14.1. I had to change Secure Boot settings (COMMAND+R > drop down menu at top) to allow booting from external media. I also changed Full Security to No Security to not force a network connection. I changed all the settings back after everything was setup. You will also save about 4GB space from other apps if you don’t need it like GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, etc..