On Jan 14, 2012, at 10:58 AM, Len Gerstel wrote:
Any reason why a late 2005 G5 quad would show a different serial
number on the side label vs the system profile info screen?
I'm looking to buy.
Rough quick guess is a replaced motherboard. Is this a liquid cooled
unit? With the reported problems it sounds like that happens semi
often.
When Apple replaces a motherboard they make the serial # match, so it
would be a used replacement motherboard from another Mac if the serial
doesn't match the case. As previously said, the liquid-cooled leak and
fry the motherboard, so seeing a replaced motherboard probably isn't
that rare.
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