How to identify it
- Model identifier
- MacBookPro15,2
- Model number
- A1989
- Released
- May 2019
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 / Core i7 (Coffee Lake)
- Storage
- T2-encrypted SSD (256 GB-2 TB SSD)
- Drive connection
- NAND on logic board
- Security chip
- Apple T2 security chip
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 and is unlocked with your password, deleted files and damaged APFS volumes can be recovered. TRIM clears deleted data quickly.
- Physical recoveryRepairing failed hardware to read the dataYes
Liquid damage, shorts and failed power circuits on the logic board are repaired at component level.
- Chip-on recoveryReading the NAND in place, through the original controllerMain method
This is how your data comes back. In some cases we move the T2 chip and its NAND together to a donor board.
- Chip-off NAND recoveryRemoving the memory chips and reading them directlyNot possible
Not possible. Every block is encrypted with a key held inside this Mac's T2 chip. NAND read on its own is unreadable, by us or anyone else.
About this model
- NAND soldered and encrypted by T2.
- Data only recoverable via a working logic board (Target Disk Mode or DFU revive).
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Logical data recovery
Standard turnaround is 5–7 working days.