Acer 505 User Manual
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Product Name
It is the default setting as the brand name + model name of Acer product; such as TravelMate 505. "Product
Name" will be automatically created by using 505Util.zip.
Manufacture Name
The default setting is Acer. "Manufacture Name" will be automatically generated by using 505Util.zip
.
UUID
It stands for " Universally Unique IDentifiers", also known as GUID (Globally Unique IDentifier). The
requirement specification of SMBIOS 2.1 (System Management BIOS). UUID are fixed-size 128-bit value
and are unique across both space and time. The currently-used algorithm that was created by the OSF (Open
Software Foundation) from a combination of a timestamp, physical Ethernet address, and a sequence number
to generate the unique ID number until the year A.D. 3400. Without a network card machine, a different
method is used to generate that part of the GUID. It differs from Intel number which identifies a computer, but
UUID number can identify a person and even confidential documents user created.
To automatically generate a UUID , please refer to “System Utility Diskette” in chapter 2 for more
information .
NOTE: The "Serial Number", "Asset Tag Number", "Product Name", "Manufacture Name" and "UUID" are
located in the LCD inverter.
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