Haven’t used iPad for 2 years. Forgot passcode. Downloaded iTunes, restore to factory failed, with error 0xE8000015. Downloaded 3u Tools, flashed firmware. 3u Tools wasn’t able to connect to iPad. Flashed firmware again. Still couldn’t connect after flashing, can’t restore on Windows 10. Connected to iTunes in MacBook, restore failed again. Connected to iTunes in Windows 10 again, iTunes gave message that iPad was in recovery mode, asked to restore. I clicked ok, iPad restored to factory. Now I think I remember what the passcode could have been. I don’t know if there’s a way to enter this old passcode to recover the data that was in iPad before factory reset. At least I now have a working iPad.

I have selected ‘New Image‘ on Disk Utility to create a backup image of hard disk, and it fails. I then clicked on ‘Restore‘ tab to make a disk image of internal drive to another (external) disk, and that fails too, with error: could not restore input/output error I then verified the hard disk, and got a report in green it was ok. The destination disk is larger than the source disk, is brand new, formatted ‘Mac OS Extended Journaled‘ and the source has verified ok. I don’t see any reason why Disk Utility fails to image the hard disk. Might have to clone the disk with another software.

video to open alcantara nicely

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cG77pnehlr...

1 for soft touch keys

1 for aluminium case linked to heat pipe inside to cool whole laptop; just rest it on ice pack and watch fan shut off even on turbo boost during VVC encoding.

1 for big battery, charges faster than most phones

1 for good resolution screen, displays HD videos and graphics well. Some laptops have batteries behind screen that becomes useless when battery swells.

1 for USB 3.0, fast enough to complement the 256GB SSD with 4TB SSD.

1 for extra long charging cable

1 for huge trackpad, 1/3rd of laptop width! I've gotten used to it now.

7/10 from me. BGA is not so bad, can be upgraded with patience. Afterall, compact laptop will get bigger with clips for removable upgrades.

can be opened without destroying alcantara; just wait for battery swelling, and it'll open up for you, very nicely. See pictures.

https://file.io/vK8QizeHhhmq

Surface alcantara peeling from battery swelling