The mother board got changed by Apple. It did not not have a serial number because I suspect the seller had replaced the logic board and forget to mention it to me. For weeks and weeks now I have been having problems with my iCloud account in particular Messages, Facetime and Back to my Mac. Special thanks to Gabriele Cano on the detailed comment. How do you know your serial number? Like Gary, I needed to do this to run El Capitan properly. Apple controls this tool very tightly, it needs to communicate to Apple and be authorized. Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Reminders worked perfectly.
After replacing the trackpad and flash drive in a mid-2011 Macbook Air 13. Also, the bluetooth mouse was quite laggy while I navigated Board Serializer but, all in all, it was a miracle. You will need a bright light and good eyesight to read this. Once I entered the serial number it only took about 10 seconds if that to write it out. Other tools are not reliable. Not the App Store, not iTunes.
The best explanation for me anyway in this thread is from Archie on September 26th above. Normally you can look in the bios dump for ssn , hwc or things like that but in this file that part is missing. After trying this a bit, with the tips the guys put in the comments, this really worked for me!!! This unsupported software worked perfectly on my early 2009 iMac running 10. I am not sure whether this was removed due to my installation or a software update, as I had been using a beta of the Mac operating system for testing. In 2010, Apple replaced the logic board in my 2008 Mac Pro to solve random shut downs and fan issues. These come in 3 different packages depending on what board you have.
While I appreciate some users being to have Apple genius's step above and beyond for them and really delivering excellent support. But if you are in need of a solution, it may be worth a try. Now everything works like a charm! I've heard something like Blank Board Serializer can fix the issue. For whom facing black screen and underScore. A blurry wheel that states log in process is continuing not spinning pin wheel spins till the end of the time, and I can not log in. Sorry, but your question is hard to understand.
I used to work in an authorized apple service department. Thanks to everyone that made this possible. So, the logical question was whether there was a way to restore the serial number. So I was afraid to get it working. Once I entered the serial number it only took about 10 seconds if that to write it out. The 063-7137 version looks like it will work until you hit the final confirm screen and it throws the Internal Error 460,0 message.
Fearing that this was a red herring, I nonetheless persisted and found 3t106 063-7137 and it worked beautifully!!! This site and comments thread worked perfectly. Until one day after receiving a machine from apple service one was left in the optical drive of an ibook g4. After El Capitan upgrade could not access App store either. I am trying to find a way to change the System Serial Number on Unibody MacBook Pros, both 13' and 15' versions from 2009 onwards. Every time I logged in, it would just hang until I force quit the app. After a couple hours searching and trying this and that with no success I came across your article, with links and detailed instruction.
Depending on what Apple's engineers find, we may see a firmware or software update to address the problem in the near future. We even reformatted and re-installed the hard drive. The 063-7137 version looks like it will work until you hit the final confirm screen and it throws the Internal Error 460,0 message. This came to light for me after upgrading to El Capitan and finding that my perfectly functioning 2008 mac had suddenly been rendered useless! If the resolution to the issue requires that you replace a part, how does your discovery of the stripped screws impact the repair? This video is also great but need the same changes to the process as below; 1 Download the 063-7137-A. Followed the walk-through, burned the 063-7137-A. Release all keys at the same time, and then press the power button to start the computer again. Turned on the mac power buttom + pressing option-button 14.
Not the App Store, not iTunes. My Macbook is now on the mend. As a disclaimer, my success does not guarantee yours, and this is an at-your-own-risk procedure. Opened the Disc Utility tool 5. I downloaded the software after finding your site and using the 063-7137-A.