Am 18. Feb 2005 um 20:51 schrieb Norman Palardy:
On another side note, the serial number of the Mac is stored on the
Hard Drive, so if you swap Hard Drives or reformat it, it may not
have the serial number. I personally have partitioned my drive and
now my machine does not have a serial number [except the one printed
on the underside].
Isn't the serial stored somewhere in PRAM and thus assumed to be
constant?
No. Set on the hard drive and if you appropriately wipe the HD you can
nuke this.
Not in PRAM as that would add too much to the overall manufacturing
process.
Understood. Does the system create a new serial while installing a
new system? Anyway, a new serial can't be assumed to be unique,
I suppose...
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