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Instructions given on apple website at the link for T2 equipped devices are simply not working https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295 The device simply boots up on attempting any of the 2 given combinations. Please help
Here’s a guide on how to reset the SMC and the PRAM on your MBP. Hopefully it will work for you. If not, maybe @danj can assist you better if you provide more detail. How to reset the SMC, PRAM and NVRAM on a MacBook Pro Touch Bar 2018
Press Shift + control + option button with power at the same time and release after 60 seconds altogether and continuously watch the light on the magsafe it will change color of led for a short duration of time indicates SMC reset has been successfully done
Shift+control+option with power button
Aaron, I did this but it won’t restart. It was having issues charging. It just had a blinking red dead battery in the middle of the screen even though it was plugged in. I reset the SMC… and it never turned on and now doesn’t respond at all, I don’t even have the blinking battery anymore.
