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A dozen 2018 Airs all overheat and reboot attempting internet recovery

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Hey All!

So this is a weird one -- recently acquired from recycler a dozen 2018 Airs.  All great shape, all power on, all wiped.  However, when they attempt Internet Recovery, they sit there forever, and after an hour they overheat and reboot.  I have also tried connecting to ethernet, and multiple Internet sources, so I know weak connection is not the problem.

These are not locked, but they have the default security utility setting for a 2018 which disallows booting from an external drive, so that is not an option.  I have tried wiping in DFU mode, and that did not change anything.

Anyone have ideas?  I keep thinking GPU issue, but very odd that a dozen machine would have exact same symptoms.

Also, look at this picture -- the progress bar looks weird.  Never seen it like that, and they all look like that.

Thanks!

John

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MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018

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-A dozen 2019 Airs all overheat and reboot attempting internet recovery
+A dozen 2018 Airs all overheat and reboot attempting internet recovery

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Hey All!
-So this is a weird one -- recently acquired from recycler a dozen 2019 Airs. All great shape, all power on, all wiped. However, when they attempt Internet Recovery, they sit there forever, and after an hour they overheat and reboot. I have also tried connecting to ethernet, and multiple Internet sources, so I know weak connection is not the problem.
+So this is a weird one -- recently acquired from recycler a dozen 2018 Airs. All great shape, all power on, all wiped. However, when they attempt Internet Recovery, they sit there forever, and after an hour they overheat and reboot. I have also tried connecting to ethernet, and multiple Internet sources, so I know weak connection is not the problem.
-These are not locked, but they have the default security utility setting for a 2019 which disallows booting from an external drive, so that is not an option. I have tried wiping in DFU mode, and that did not change anything.
+These are not locked, but they have the default security utility setting for a 2018 which disallows booting from an external drive, so that is not an option. I have tried wiping in DFU mode, and that did not change anything.
Anyone have ideas? I keep thinking GPU issue, but very odd that a dozen machine would have exact same symptoms.
Also, look at this picture -- the progress bar looks weird. Never seen it like that, and they all look like that.
Thanks!
John
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-MacBook Air 13" Retina Display 2019
+MacBook Air 13 Retina Display Late 2018

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A dozen 2019 Airs all overheat and reboot attempting internet recovery

crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:

Hey All!
So this is a weird one -- recently acquired from recycler a dozen 2019 Airs. All great shape, all power on, all wiped. However, when they attempt Internet Recovery, they sit there forever, and after an hour they overheat and reboot. I have also tried connecting to ethernet, and multiple Internet sources, so I know weak connection is not the problem.
These are not locked, but they have the default security utility setting for a 2019 which disallows booting from an external drive, so that is not an option. I have tried wiping in DFU mode, and that did not change anything.
Anyone have ideas? I keep thinking GPU issue, but very odd that a dozen machine would have exact same symptoms.
-Also, look at this picture -- the progress bar looks weird. Never seen it like that.
+Also, look at this picture -- the progress bar looks weird. Never seen it like that, and they all look like that.
Thanks!
John
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MacBook Air 13" Retina Display 2019

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A dozen 2019 Airs all overheat and reboot attempting internet recovery

crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:

Hey All!

So this is a weird one -- recently acquired from recycler a dozen 2019 Airs.  All great shape, all power on, all wiped.  However, when they attempt Internet Recovery, they sit there forever, and after an hour they overheat and reboot.  I have also tried connecting to ethernet, and multiple Internet sources, so I know weak connection is not the problem.

These are not locked, but they have the default security utility setting for a 2019 which disallows booting from an external drive, so that is not an option.  I have tried wiping in DFU mode, and that did not change anything.

Anyone have ideas?  I keep thinking GPU issue, but very odd that a dozen machine would have exact same symptoms.

Also, look at this picture -- the progress bar looks weird.  Never seen it like that.

Thanks!

John

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MacBook Air 13" Retina Display 2019

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