If you need to repair your MacBook Pro (2018) or iMac Pro, it will be necessary to visit an authorized service center Appspecial system diagnostics are required. This is at least according to an internal document Applu, which he had escaped a few hours ago. This step from Applu is a prevention against unauthorized repairs. According to the detailed description of Motherboard magazine, certain software locks have been introduced that will put devices into a "non-functional state" if they are not run through diagnostics after repair, which is precisely the solution from Applu, which are only available in stores Applu and authorized service centers. This year's MacBookFor Pro, the claim applies to repairs involving the display, logic board, Touch ID, keyboard, battery, trackpad and speakers. For the iMac Pro, it's just the logic board and flash memory.
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The company's complete diagnostic kit Apple is restricted to internal use only in Apple Storeand other authorized service providers who are part of the so-called Apple Service Toolkit. Thus, independent repair shops without certification from Applu will not be able to repair the parts on this year's models MacBookPro and last year's iMac Pro.
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This complication is apparently caused by a special T2 chip that integrates several previously separate components together. Among them, we would find the system management controller, audio and SSD controller.oneTo request a repair for your Mac, visit support page od Appyou.
Great, I'll pay a lot of money for them and they'll still tell me what I can and can't do. :D
You can't do it after the warranty.chat Repair it wherever you want, only at authorized service centers, otherwise you're out of warranty. That's probably the point of this measure, so that no one repairs it anywhere and then, when it breaks down, they only take it to an authorized service center.
We probably all have a different understanding of the phrase "certain software locks have been introduced that will render the device in a non-functional state"
but there is also no information whether these sw locks are for the warranty period or after the warranty. that is the essential information that is missing.
@David: yeah, you can think what you want. Edition 2018 simply without aut.serv. do not repair even after warranty. Apple he digs his own grave with it.
That's my advantage, that I can think what I want and not rely only on printed information, often incomplete. After all, they can only do this during the warranty period, or rather if you don't want to lose the warranty. Otherwise, they are in conflict with our legislation. Plus, if the T2 chip is behind everything, which requires some device that communicates with the chip during servicing, then there is nothing stopping anyone from buying such a device and then being able to use an authorized NTB applu repair. and if they only have certification, then whether they get certification is up to the service or not, whether the customer group with applem worth it.
And it doesn't matter? What is Apple to where I can have my goods repaired. Guaranteed, not guaranteed. It is my risk and not every repair is guaranteed, within the warranty period. Fall, spill, etc. By right Apple then I have to refuse a warranty repair if you detect unauthorized intervention. So arguments and worries are completely out of the question. So it's not essential information. Whether the lock is under warranty or not. This used to be the case with cars. Unfortunately, it was canceled a long time ago.
I believe that this is the next step, but is it necessary, because if I take it, even if there is not much to replace on the new MB
information is also missing as to whether it is a regulation for the USA or applies globally, according to the regulations of the European Union this is inadmissible, see cars and their repairs and maintenance, in contrast to Europe, for example, in the USA it is a crime to remove the operator's phone lock, they then apply copyright law
Yes, but the EU regulation only applies to cars. However, it is not far off that this will be significantly expanded, because such measures by Applu has nothing to do with maintaining quality, but it is an attempt to monopolize the market.
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