The serial number has each electronic device. This is his unique identifier similar to the user's passport number. It may be needed to determine the affiliation to a specific host, registration in the service center, when ordering components, as well as many other tasks. Below we will tell you in detail how to find out.

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Physical location of the serial number of the laptop

The serial number of the device can be found using the built-in toolkit of the operating system, third-party programs, or physically, searching for the mark \\ stickers \\ inscriptions on the housing. Almost all laptops are in one place - on the back of the side, which he rests on the table. Also, the numeric code is located under the battery pack. To see it there, carefully press the locking latches that hold the battery, wait for the characteristic click and only after carefully remove the battery. It is advisable to produce this manipulation with the disabled device disconnected from the network. It can look like a number as shown in the image of various laptop models, consist of a combination of letters and numbers, from the minimum 6 to 9 or more signs. Usually accompanied by a string "Serial", "S \\ N", less often remains without signature.

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Software detection of the laptop serial number

If you know which company was produced and a laptop was produced, you can download special recognizing programs from her site. For example, for the Hewlett-Packard models, this HP Help & Support utility or HP Support Assistant (depending on which version of Windows is installed). A serial number of the product will be seen at the bottom of the running program window. In addition, the serial number can be found using the command line. Call it with a combination of Win + R -\u003e CMD keys and enter the WMIC BIOS GET SerialNumber command without quotes. This method does not always work (only for operating systems, older Windows 7), so it is better to use special programs. Among the third party is worth highlighting Belarc Advisor.

Also serial codes are indicated on the branded packaging box, in which the product is sold on the store store. If it is preserved, try finding the "serial" below or on the side, on white stickers. Special stickers with serial numbers are also equipped with motherboards, optical drives, telephones and PDAs, video cards, netbooks, network equipment, smart home systems and other electronic devices.