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lauraay Author

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How do I wipe a MacBook Pro that won’t turn on?

I want to recycle my old MacBook Pro but can’t turn it on to restore to factory settings. See attached photo for what appears when I try to turn it on. How can I wipe it? Thanks

Posted on Jan 28, 2023 11:02 PM

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kaz-k

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Posted on Jan 29, 2023 3:25 AM

Hi,

As far as I read your screen kernel panic log, I can't get what the caused by your MacBook Pro kernel panic, or it could be power management issue, though resetting SMC could solve your issue.

Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support

Then restart up in Recovery Mode could you restore to factory setting of your internal drive.

Use macOS Recovery on an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support

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