My 9 month old MacBook Air is stuck in recovery

This morning I woke up to multiple start up chimes from my MacBook Air M1. I have never experienced something like this so I was worried when this was happening.

Fast forward to getting out of bed, I realised I was stuck in a recovery loop. Every time I selected the hard drive I was kicked back into recovery. I eventually tried to do the whole First Aid thing, Time Machine and even tried an OS reinstall but still no luck

I decided to bite the bullet and erase my HD in hopes that it would help. Nothing. My HD is swept clean but every time I reinstall the OS I keep getting an error occurred message. So now I’m stuck with a MacBook that doesn’t work and I have no idea what to do now

I bought the puter brand new from the an authorised seller (iStore in South Africa)

MacBook Air 13″

Posted on Dec 31, 2023 7:58 AM

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Posted on Dec 31, 2023 8:05 PM

Make sure to disconnect all external devices from the laptop in case one of them is causing a problem.

Your only other option is to try a DFU firmware "Restore" which will reset the security enclave chip & system firmware as well as push a clean copy of macOS onto the internal SSD. If this does not work, then you most likely have a hardware issue with this laptop which will need to be repaired. Have Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider examine the laptop.

Revive or restore a Mac with Apple silicon using Apple Configurator - Apple Support

How to revive or restore Mac firmware - Apple Support

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