Re: machine with null serial number?

FROM : Kenny Leung
DATE : Fri Mar 28 23:43:00 2008

This is a G5 machine, so it must be new enough. Maybe it has been in 
for repairs. Thanks for the tip!

-Kenny


On Mar 28, 2008, at 3:33 PM, Horst Hösel wrote:
>> Hi All.
>>
>> I am working on a software licensing system that keys itself to 
>> the serial # of a particular machine. This has been working fine, 
>> except we bumped into a machine with no serial #. It even shows as 
>> a blank on Apple System Profiler. Has anybody bumped into this, or 
>> know the reason why a machine might have no serial #?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -Kenny

>
> Two possible reasons I know of, there might be more!
>
> - The mainboard has been replaced, but someone forgot to 'burn' a 
> serial number into it. (Seen that a few times)
> - The machine is too old (meaning before the first G3 machines, 
> probably not an issue any more)
>
> HTH,
> Horst
>