How to identify it
- Model identifier
- MacBookPro13,2
- Model number
- A1706
- Released
- October 2016
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 / Core i7 (Skylake)
- Storage
- Soldered SSD (256/512 GB, 1 TB SSD)
- Drive connection
- NAND on logic board
- Security chip
- None
The model number (A followed by four digits) is printed on the underside or back of the Mac. On a Mac that still starts, the model identifier is in System Information.
Recovery methods for this Mac
- Logical recoverySoftware-level recovery from a working deviceYes
Once the Mac runs, deleted files and damaged APFS volumes can be recovered. TRIM clears deleted data quickly on these SSDs.
- Physical recoveryRepairing failed hardware to read the dataYes
Physical faults are on the logic board: shorted components, liquid corrosion and failed power circuits, repaired under the microscope.
- Chip-on recoveryReading the NAND in place, through the original controllerMain method
This is how your data comes back: we repair the original board so its own controller can read the NAND.
- Chip-off NAND recoveryRemoving the memory chips and reading them directlyNot possible
Not practical. The NAND is driven by Apple's controller on the board, which scrambles the data, so chips read on their own are unusable.
About this model
- Touch Bar (T1 chip, not T2).
- NAND soldered.
- Needs a working board or Apple's proprietary on-board data recovery connector.
- USB-C only.
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Logical data recovery
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