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posted by martyb on Sunday December 17 2017, @08:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the it's-not-bricked-if-you-CAN-restore-it dept.

MacRumors reports Restoring a Bricked iMac Pro Requires a Second Mac and Configurator 2:

"If an iMac Pro becomes unresponsive and requires restoring, like if there's a power failure during a software update, there are a special set of instructions iMac Pro users must follow, which require a secondary Mac."

As outlined in an Apple Configurator 2 support page, an iMac Pro restore requires a second Mac running macOS High Sierra with internet access and Apple Configurator 2.6 or later installed.

[...] This restore process is similar to what must be done for an iPhone or iPad that is unresponsive, and it is necessary due to the extra security afforded by the Apple-designed T2 chip ... [which] integrates the system management controller, image signal processor for the camera, audio controller, SSD controller, a Secure Enclave, and a hardware encryption engine.


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday December 17 2017, @10:36PM (3 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Sunday December 17 2017, @10:36PM (#611122) Homepage Journal

    It's very hard to see things that aren't there. Because you don't see them, you have to ask yourself, are they there? And sometimes they aren't.

    And people are so busy, nobody looks at the articles. But a very smart person wrote under the article: what about Montana? What about Wyoming? What about the Dakotas, North and South? What about West Virginia? No Apple stores there, folks. Whole states forgotten by our coastal elites. It's great if you're in California. Even with the fires, it's great out there. And it's great in New York. Believe me, I know. But the middle of our great country has been forgotten. By Apple, by the Dems, by RamiK. I didn't forget. We need all the parts of our country. Maybe, probably, even Puerto Rico. Even the U.S. Virgin Islands. Who knew we had islands that were still virgin? It was news to me too. And after Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, they're not so virgin. They look like they've been gang raped. But we're doing a great job there. But where's the Apple store? There isn't one, folks. Maybe there should be. After they get houses and electricity. 🇺🇸

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  • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Monday December 18 2017, @12:09AM (1 child)

    by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Monday December 18 2017, @12:09AM (#611169) Journal

    Sorry, but you should rather say "It's great if you're in certain parts of California". And even then you're wrong, because the Apple stores are inconvenient to get to and expensive. Shiny, I'll grant.

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    • (Score: 1, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Monday December 18 2017, @12:51AM

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Monday December 18 2017, @12:51AM (#611191) Homepage Journal

      Apple is very politically correct, but they didn't forget the Republican parts of California. They have stores in Orange County, where I held a beautiful, beautiful rally. They have one in Fresno, people love me there, I felt like I was in Harrisburg. Tremendous rally in Fresno, from where we get a lot of our fruits & vegetables. And nuts. They have a store in Temecula, I have huge support in Temecula, my supporters held a terrific rally at the Duck Pond. Without me, I wish I'd been there. Maybe I'll go there. And there's an Apple store in Sacramento, I have my campaign headquarters in Sacramento. Because it's the capital. But also because I have fabulous support there.

      Let me tell you, the folks in California are doing a very smart thing. They're splitting it into three states. Splitting it before the big earthquake splits it. Into Northern California, Southern California, and California. Two of which will be very, very solidly Republican. And all of which will have plenty of Apple stores. They have to make money, they're in business to make money. And having a lot of stores costs a lot of money.

      California has a good number of Apple stores. But what about, as I said, our heartland? What about Puerto Rico and our Virgin Islands? What about Saipan? What about the CNMI? What about Guam? I haven't forgotten them. I just signed what we call the NDAA, it's going to be tremendous for the economy of Guam. To bring in 4,000 workers from other countries with what we call H-2B visas. To spend $355 million on our military INFRASTRUCTURE on Guam. To make it PERFECTO. So our people on Guam will be protected from LITTLE ROCKET MAN. Who, as you know, has been threatening them a lot. Believe me, it's going to be very safe, one of the safest places in the entire world. And Apple will be very foolish if they don't put in a store. Very foolish. 🇺🇸

  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 18 2017, @12:20AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 18 2017, @12:20AM (#611176)

    What about Antarctica?

    I known of a support call from Antarctic. Told him to take it in to his local store for repair. He responded in 6 months, once he gets home.