Data recovery for new models 2016+

[G.Beard]

I will try to update this weekend. Still haven't had time to play. You dont need GSX to play with this. .

So we don't need to be in the Apple gang to play the game?... Awesome!

 

[gadgetfix]

purchased one off ebay model number is 076-00236 it doesnt have the B in front so i dont think my one can do touch bar models? so annoying.
has anyone tried it yet?
still waiting for mine.

 

[Gurmon]

The B is just the country code.

 

[gadgetfix]

The B is just the country code.

will this affect doing macbooks for example from europe?

 

[Gurmon]

Nothing, the device is exactly the same.

 

[Atomrepair]

Someone posted a video of the insides of the thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucZYTSRymYM

 

[captainmac]

have any of you tried one of these? I guess this is to interconnect a dead and a working Mac+2016? https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-923-01...829504?hash=item2857dd8e40:g:PzEAAOSwqDha1N30

I am looking for the real deal, but can't find it for sale anymore, or is there something obvious i'm missing?

 

[Gurmon]

I seriously don't know what the fuss is about with this. Its logic board to logic board transfer. I've used mine like once when i was an AASP. This is tool for them unless you are going to hold a working 2016/2017 Macbook pro at all times.

I guess i've been lucky and managed to fix the boards fairly quickly.

 

[dukefawks]

Same here, I have never needed this. If I do I'll go to my AASP here and they will do it for me. Suck up to your AASP, also handy for ASD, MRI, AST, AST2, GSX, etc.!

 

[gadgetfix]

I just got this device. I thought you could backup data to any device? is this not the case?

 

[dukefawks]

There is the interconnect flat cable for board to board transfer and there is the USB thing to just pull the data to any device.

 

[dr. moast]

Can anybody order this for me and ship to Germany?

 

[G.Beard]

Can anybody order this for me and ship to Germany?

Don't bother

 

[dr. moast]

Why not bother?

 

[G.Beard]

Why not bother?

There are AASPs on this thread, they own this device and report they don't use it or have used it once. I started this thread over a year ago now. You need to ask why?

 

[dr. moast]

Ok thanks for the heads up. But actually we already had to turn away a DR job because we didn't have this tool and the board was beyond repair. Just found and ordered one online, let's see what this brings

 

[ajdoc]

Hi all - got this device and first board for data recovery but dont know how to use it. Faulty board is removed from MacBook. I got connected this board to this device and via USB C to working MacBook Pro 2016.
How I will have access to data? It should be visible as external drive or how?

Any advice?

 

[captainmac]

use the provided cable would be my guess (shouldn't it come with a thunderbolt-3 cable?
if it doesn't show up, the board is probably f*kd beyond recognition..

 

[dukefawks]

It should simply mount as a volume in Finder or disk utility.

 

[Inwerp]

the reason everyone using it "once in a year" is that there's some apple warranty stuck to 2016 and 2017 models. wait a year or two and you will see how people look at you when you say something like "of course, Sir/Mam, i will transfer your data to this refurbished macbook and you may take it as a temporary device during my repair". believe me, there's nothing better than seeing Apple fan, numb from your "unauthorized service".