Locate the eMac serial number

  • Last Modified: April 14, 2004
  • Article: TA27347
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Learn how to locate the serial number on an eMac, eMac (ATI Graphics) or eMac (USB 2.0) computer.

Products Affected

eMac

There are three ways to locate your eMac computer's serial number.

About This Mac (Mac OS X)

  1. Choose About This Mac from the Apple menu.
  2. Double-click Version. The computer's serial number appears.

Apple System Profiler

  1. Click Finder in the Dock.
  2. Choose Applications from the Go menu. A Finder window appears with a list of applications.
  3. Locate and open the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
  4. Open Apple System Profiler. A window with information about your computer appears. The computer's serial number is located at the top of this window.

Inside the optical drive (CD or DVD) door

The serial number is located inside the optical drive door.

The serial number can be seen if you eject the optical drive tray by pressing the Eject key on the keyboard.



Eject key

Hold the door open with your left hand while pressing the Eject key on the keyboard again. The tray will retract and the serial number will be visible on the back of the drive door.

Serial number on optical drive tray