You only get one chance at inputting the proper serial number during the "write" phase of the how to.
You'll be using the same serial number that the computer originally had when you first purchased it. Therefore this fix is truly for your genuine Apple hardware that has lost it's serial number along the way on its logic board. The serial number CAN'T be transferred between machines. But if you are insisting on getting it done there are a few caveats before delving into this fix.įirst, you not only need a valid serial number, but you need a valid serial number for the hardware you will be performing it on. Strangely some other services logged in just fine. However, a time came after a certain update or upgrade (I can't remember which, since for the most part, everything still just worked) certain services like iMessage and FaceTime would no longer allow me to log in to their services.
I could install programs, log into the App store, iMessage friends and colleagues, and everything else needed in my Mac environment. The problem with not having a serial numberįor quite some time I had no issues with my Mac not knowing its serial number or revision (year of manufacture). The problem with not having a serial number.Here's how to get your Mac to "remember" its serial number once more! Over that time and over those many changes, at some point, my logic board lost its marbles and simply "forgot" its serial number. Over the multitude of years of service, my 2009 Mac Pro has endured many supported and unsupported software updates, OS upgrades, hardware upgrades, firmware upgrades, re-installs, wipes, Boot Camp installs, boot loader changes, and so on and so on.
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