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Unlock your Mac with Solderless EFI Card instantly.
No soldering needed. No need to remove the old chip. Just plug-in the card and enjoy. Works only for one Mac.
After installing the EFI Card you will need to install a clean copy of macOS. (Please first ERASE the hard drive using Disk Utility and then reinstall macOS)
Do not remove the card. It should stay connected inside the Mac.
The card will come with a serial number or we can program your original S/N into the card.
Note: Do not use your original S/N if your Mac has MDM or DEP profile.
Required Experience:
- You need to have tools to open the back cover and install the EFI Card.
- You need to know how to erase and install a clean version of macOS.
- You need to know how to change the system date and time when you get Untrusted Cert Title or similarerror messages.
- You need to know how to create a USB installer in case the internet recovery doesn’t work.
Not sure about EMC number?
You can find the EMC number by visiting this website.
everymac "dot" com / ultimate-mac-lookup
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