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Vin February 18th 04 02:25 AM

"Invalid electronic serial number"
 
Hi, I have a Compaq Deskpro EN P866 (small form factor). During POST,
I receive the "Invalid electronic serial number" message that requires
me to push F1 to continue.

When I looked in the BIOS, the serial number fields were all blank.

I'm new to doing this. Is there a way for me to find the processor
serial number so I can re-enter it? Is it this easy?

Thanks,
Vin

HH February 18th 04 12:03 PM

The PC serial number should be on a white bar code sticker on the back of
the unit.
HH

"Vin" wrote in message
...
Hi, I have a Compaq Deskpro EN P866 (small form factor). During POST,
I receive the "Invalid electronic serial number" message that requires
me to push F1 to continue.

When I looked in the BIOS, the serial number fields were all blank.

I'm new to doing this. Is there a way for me to find the processor
serial number so I can re-enter it? Is it this easy?

Thanks,
Vin




Vin February 18th 04 12:35 PM

I figured it out myself...the BIOS was looking for the s/n on the
case...plugged that in...the error went away.

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 20:25:59 -0500, Vin wrote:

Hi, I have a Compaq Deskpro EN P866 (small form factor). During POST,
I receive the "Invalid electronic serial number" message that requires
me to push F1 to continue.

When I looked in the BIOS, the serial number fields were all blank.

I'm new to doing this. Is there a way for me to find the processor
serial number so I can re-enter it? Is it this easy?

Thanks,
Vin



Vin February 18th 04 01:11 PM

Thanks!

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 11:03:44 GMT, "HH" wrote:

The PC serial number should be on a white bar code sticker on the back of
the unit.
HH

"Vin" wrote in message
.. .
Hi, I have a Compaq Deskpro EN P866 (small form factor). During POST,
I receive the "Invalid electronic serial number" message that requires
me to push F1 to continue.

When I looked in the BIOS, the serial number fields were all blank.

I'm new to doing this. Is there a way for me to find the processor
serial number so I can re-enter it? Is it this easy?

Thanks,
Vin





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