Apple launched macOS Monterey 12.3 earlier this week, and because it has Common Management, it’s an eagerly-awaited replace. Nonetheless, stories have stated the replace may very well be inflicting an issue with Macs which have had the logic board changed.
XDA Builders stories that complaints have appeared on the Apple Developer Boards, citing improve failures, restoration makes an attempt, failures to get well utilizing Apple Configurator, and extra. A put up on the Apple Developer Discussion board signifies that the issue occurred two weeks in the past, when 12.3 was nonetheless in beta. A reply by a person lgladdy states that the one method to repair the issue is to manually obtain Monterey 12.2.1, after which use Apple Configurator 2 to revive the Mac. There’s additionally a thread on the problem in Apple’s basic help discussion board.
Apple has not issued an official assertion on the issue, and it isn’t identified in the event that they’re conscious of the problem or engaged on a repair. The put up by lgaddy factors out that bringing the Mac to the Apple Retailer actually received’t repair something, as a result of they’ll in all probability change the logic board once more and the crash will happen once more when trying to improve to Monterey 12.3
So when you have a Mac that had its logic board changed, maintain off on upgrading to Monterey 12.3. Apple often releases new betas on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, so we’ll see quickly if a 12.3.1 beta will embrace a repair. It’s additionally doable Apple may problem a repair outdoors of the standard beta cycle in a macOS 12.3.1 replace.
