sys credentials

Yes

The way I have always understood it, Packard Berll shipped
their computers with the hard drives having the system credentials
written to the zero sector of the hard drive. This way when the hard
drive was formatted and restored it would somehow not be affected. I
have switched original PB hard drives around from computer to compter
(All Packard Bell units). and regardless of format and restore
processes, they always listed the original specs of the computer they
came from. This info would include the system ID number which began
with an "N" or a "Y" for example, and ended with a plus sign. It would
also list what cards were installed , ie. the sound card and the
modem level, if there was a tv card, and or radio card, the original
processor speed and the memory amount at delivery. This info was not
editable and did not change with upgrades to the computer. or even if
the hard drive were moved to another PB computer. I know of no way to
get this info edited or populated on the computer. Belarc is always
another option for identifying info on your computer. It will also
list the serial numner of which I wrote earlier.

Bill

On Mar 2, 2:28*pm, wrote:
Yes

* * * * The way I have always understood it, Packard Berll shipped
their computers with the hard drives having the system credentials
written to the zero sector of the hard drive. This way when the hard
drive was formatted and restored it would somehow not be affected. I
have switched original PB hard drives around from computer to compter
(All Packard Bell units). and regardless of format and restore
processes, they always *listed the original specs of the computer they
came from. This info would include the system ID number which began
with an "N" or a "Y" for example, and ended with a plus sign. It would
also list what cards were installed , ie. the sound card and *the
modem level, if there was a tv card, and or radio card, the original
processor speed and the memory amount at delivery. This info was not
editable and did not change with upgrades to the computer. or even if
the hard drive were moved to another PB computer. I know of no way to
get this info edited or populated on the computer. Belarc is always
another option for identifying info on your computer. It will also
list the serial numner of which I wrote earlier.

Bill

Also Bill
Try logo.sys under search
If you find email to me
Lokking for my ME CD
Have like a million cd's

Interesting , I wonder then how can this zero sector be copied, ghosted or
whatever? Is this zero sector another partition?
mc
"metronid" wrote in message
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On Mar 2, 2:28 pm, wrote:
Yes

The way I have always understood it, Packard Berll shipped
their computers with the hard drives having the system credentials
written to the zero sector of the hard drive. This way when the hard
drive was formatted and restored it would somehow not be affected. I
have switched original PB hard drives around from computer to compter
(All Packard Bell units). and regardless of format and restore
processes, they always listed the original specs of the computer they
came from. This info would include the system ID number which began
with an "N" or a "Y" for example, and ended with a plus sign. It would
also list what cards were installed , ie. the sound card and the
modem level, if there was a tv card, and or radio card, the original
processor speed and the memory amount at delivery. This info was not
editable and did not change with upgrades to the computer. or even if
the hard drive were moved to another PB computer. I know of no way to
get this info edited or populated on the computer. Belarc is always
another option for identifying info on your computer. It will also
list the serial numner of which I wrote earlier.

Bill

Also Bill
Try logo.sys under search
If you find email to me
Lokking for my ME CD
Have like a million cd's

On Mar 2, 3:04*pm, "mc" wrote:
Interesting , I wonder then how can this zero sector be copied, ghosted or
whatever? Is this zero sector another partition?
mc"metronid" wrote in message

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On Mar 2, 2:28 pm, wrote:





Yes

The way I have always understood it, Packard Berll shipped
their computers with the hard drives having the system credentials
written to the zero sector of the hard drive. This way when the hard
drive was formatted and restored it would somehow not be affected. I
have switched original PB hard drives around from computer to compter
(All Packard Bell units). and regardless of format and restore
processes, they always listed the original specs of the computer they
came from. This info would include the system ID number which began
with an "N" or a "Y" for example, and ended with a plus sign. It would
also list what cards were installed , ie. the sound card and the
modem level, if there was a tv card, and or radio card, the original
processor speed and the memory amount at delivery. This info was not
editable and did not change with upgrades to the computer. or even if
the hard drive were moved to another PB computer. I know of no way to
get this info edited or populated on the computer. Belarc is always
another option for identifying info on your computer. It will also
list the serial numner of which I wrote earlier.

Bill

Also Bill
Try logo.sys under search
If you find email to me
Lokking for my ME CD
Have like a million cd's- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

The only zero sector I know is the MBR

On Mar 2, 4:48 pm, metronid wrote:
On Mar 2, 3:04 pm, "mc" wrote:



Interesting , I wonder then how can this zero sector be copied, ghosted or
whatever? Is this zero sector another partition?
mc"metronid" wrote in message

...
On Mar 2, 2:28 pm, wrote:

Yes

The way I have always understood it, Packard Berll shipped
their computers with the hard drives having the system credentials
written to the zero sector of the hard drive. This way when the hard
drive was formatted and restored it would somehow not be affected. I
have switched original PB hard drives around from computer to compter
(All Packard Bell units). and regardless of format and restore
processes, they always listed the original specs of the computer they
came from. This info would include the system ID number which began
with an "N" or a "Y" for example, and ended with a plus sign. It would
also list what cards were installed , ie. the sound card and the
modem level, if there was a tv card, and or radio card, the original
processor speed and the memory amount at delivery. This info was not
editable and did not change with upgrades to the computer. or even if
the hard drive were moved to another PB computer. I know of no way to
get this info edited or populated on the computer. Belarc is always
another option for identifying info on your computer. It will also
list the serial numner of which I wrote earlier.

Bill

Also Bill
Try logo.sys under search
If you find email to me
Lokking for my ME CD
Have like a million cd's- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

The only zero sector I know is the MBR

just testing

"metronid" wrote in message
news:a1246dbb-501a-4cfb-9eb0-

just testing


B-

On Mar 9, 5:16*pm, "Robert E. Watts" wrote:
"metronid" wrote in message

news:a1246dbb-501a-4cfb-9eb0-

just testing

B-

test

On Mar 9, 5:45*pm, wrote:
On Mar 9, 5:16*pm, "Robert E. Watts" wrote:

"metronid" wrote in message

news:a1246dbb-501a-4cfb-9eb0-

just testing

B-

test

test

Metronoid maybe this will work
http://1computerguy.com/install/hard_drive.htm
I'll give it a try sometime..
mc
this is not a test

"metronid" wrote in message
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On Mar 2, 3:04 pm, "mc" wrote:
Interesting , I wonder then how can this zero sector be copied, ghosted or
whatever? Is this zero sector another partition?
mc"metronid" wrote in message

...
On Mar 2, 2:28 pm, wrote:





Yes

The way I have always understood it, Packard Berll shipped
their computers with the hard drives having the system credentials
written to the zero sector of the hard drive. This way when the hard
drive was formatted and restored it would somehow not be affected. I
have switched original PB hard drives around from computer to compter
(All Packard Bell units). and regardless of format and restore
processes, they always listed the original specs of the computer they
came from. This info would include the system ID number which began
with an "N" or a "Y" for example, and ended with a plus sign. It would
also list what cards were installed , ie. the sound card and the
modem level, if there was a tv card, and or radio card, the original
processor speed and the memory amount at delivery. This info was not
editable and did not change with upgrades to the computer. or even if
the hard drive were moved to another PB computer. I know of no way to
get this info edited or populated on the computer. Belarc is always
another option for identifying info on your computer. It will also
list the serial numner of which I wrote earlier.

Bill

Also Bill
Try logo.sys under search
If you find email to me
Lokking for my ME CD
Have like a million cd's- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

The only zero sector I know is the MBR