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Re:Secret Service Agent Sentenced In Scheme Related To Silk ... by corey_moncure on Friday November 10, 2017 @09:27AM (#15670049)
My 2010 MBP came without a serial number burned into it. It was causing trouble when I tried to use things like Facetime from the Mac because apparently the protocol depends on this serial number. I had to download a utility and burn it to CD, boot the CD and flash a serial number of my choice. I was tempted to go with 0000000001...
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Re:Secret Service Agent Sentenced In Scheme Related To Silk ... by swerner on Friday November 10, 2017 @10:04AM (#15670276)
I've had that after a repair (2007 MBP logic board replacement). Facetime refused to work without a serial number.
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