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| Click here to select a new forum. | | iMac G3 hidden serial number | Posted by: kahlil88 on 2022-05-07 02:31:54
The original tray-loading iMacs had the odd feature of storing the serial number in a hidden sector of the hard drive, meaning that if you wipe/replace the hard drive and do a clean install, System Profiler won't show the serial number. You can even swap the hard drive from another tray-loader and the serial is carried over. I'm wondering if anyone knows where it's hidden and how it might be modified (or restored on a clean system). I've at least narrowed it down to the OS partition (confirmed with grep). | | 1 |
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