If your Mac starts up with an exclamation mark in a circle

The firmware of your Mac needs to be revived.

Exclamation mark in circle screen

In very rare circumstances, such as when a power failure interrupts macOS installation, your Mac may start up with a circled exclamation mark. This means that the firmware stored in your computer’s memory needs to be revived or restored.

Find out how to revive or restore Mac firmware

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