Tip & How-To about ASUS Computers & Internet
Your graphics card serial number is very important. It is there to to identify each graphics card shipped around the world. It is useful when needing support from the manufacturer. The serial number may be located in many places, here are a few of the usuall locations.
1.) The serial number can be found on a little sticker pasted to the out-side of your graphics card box. The abbreviation S/N is often used, it stands for Serial Number.
2.) Similarly a corresponding number is usually also placed on the graphics card itself. Usually it is placed on the flat most side of your graphics card, ie: the side without the heatsink cooler. Again look for S/N.
3.) Some-times the store that you purchased the graphics card from includes the serial number on their Invoice/Receipt that you receive with your graphics card.
This applies to virtually all brands of graphics card, from ASUS, EVGA, Gigabyte, MSI, XFX etc...
Take care!
Norman-Wynne Damstra
The IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is a unique 17 or 15 digit code used to identify an individual mobile station to a GSM or UMTS network. The IMEI number provides an important function; it uniquely identifies a specific mobile phone being used on a mobile network. The IMEI is a useful tool to prevent a stolen handset from accessing a network and being used to place calls. Mobile phone owners who have their phones stolen can contact their mobile network provider and ask them disable a phone using its IMEI number. With an IMEI number, the phone can be blocked from the network quickly and easily.
It is important to note that swapping a SIM card will not stop a phone from being banned. IMEI numbers are stored in the phones themselves, not on the SIM cards.
An IMEI is only used to identify the device and does not relate to a specific individual or organization. Other numbers such as the ESN (Electronic Serial Numbers) and MEID (Mobile Equipment Identifiers) can link an individual to a phone. Usually, an IMSI number stored on a SIM card can identify the subscriber on a network.
There are several ways in which you can locate your mobile phone's IMEI number. The IMEI can usually be found on the handset, beneath the battery, sometimes printed on a small white label. Another way to easily locate your IMEI phone is to dial the following sequence of numbers into the handset: *#06#. If you have a Sony Ericsson mobile phone, you can retrieve the IMEI by pressing the following key sequence: right,*, left, left,*, left, *, left.
The Structure of an IMEI Number
IMEI numbers either come in a 17 digit or 15 digit sequences of numbers. The IMEI format currently utilized is AA-BBBBBB-CCCCCC-D:
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