On 2010/10/05 18:32, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
I have a Mdd G4 that I want to change the serial number on? can I do that? and if so, how?
I can't say for sure, but I can tell you this much. My USB 2 iMac was a refurb that was flashed with bad ROM or something that prevented the display from waking from sleep. Apple reflashed or replaced the logic board and assigned a new SN to the machine physically (a label), but not electronically. I fought with them tooth & nail trying to get a SN that could be read by the OS, long story short it still doesn't have one.
I'm pretty sure that it is extremely difficult - impossible to change the SN, that makes it harder to hide stolen hardware, cheat on warranty, etc…
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