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joeel291

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Oct 31, 2025
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Hi everyone. I have a MacBook Air 2018 Intel processor. Currently it has a problem right now. The screen is stuck in internet recovery with the globe moving. When selecting a wifi network and entering my wifi password, the cursor lags a lot. When I try going back to another recovery and even resetting the SMC and NVRAM by using the keyboard, it dosent work at all and continues to go on the same internet recovery screen. Somehow, the MacBook turns on randomly to the internet recovery even after I shut it down. Even, as I close it the fan comes on and when I open it without pressing any button, once again, the internet recovery comes back. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance
 
Internet Recovery over WiFi can take a very long time to load and boot. Be patient. If you can use wired Ethernet dongle, it will be faster. Also, Internet Recovery is Option+Command+R

You can always try Apple Diagnostics to test hardware
 
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