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From: tihor@acf4.NYU.EDU (Stephen Tihor)
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Subject: Re: Do-It-Yerself System Seree-alll numbers.
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In-Reply-To: article <9012180054.AA19157@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> of 1 Apr 91 15:00 EST

/* acf4:comp.os.vms / BOGRAT@ICKY.SWAMP.ORG /  3:00 pm  Apr  1, 1991 */

                Bograt's Guide To Setting the System Serial
                     Number on Your 6000 series VAX


        Hi there.  Jus' suppose yew want t'change the system serial number
on yer VAX 6000-xxx system.  It's amazin' jus' how simple it is t'do.
None o'that messy fiddlin' with jumpers and stuff like on them
ol'VAX-11/xxxs.

Step th'first:  Shut down yer VAX in the manner of yer choosin' and halt
                it.

Step th'second: Now in console mode, yew should press th'followin' keys --
                <ESC><BACKSPACE>SET SYSTEM SERIAL<RETURN>

                It'll then prompt yew fer the new number.

                REMEMBER -- BEFORE YEW DO THIS, WRITE DOWN TH'OLD NUMBER.
                THIS CAN CAUSE YER VMS LICENSE TO ACT REAL FUNNY-LIKE, AND
                YEW MIGHT WANT T'SET IT BACK AFTERWARD.

                YEW JUS' MIGHT HAV'T'DO A "UPDATE ALL"-TYPE COMMAND TO
                UPDATE ALL'O'THEM CPU'S.  THAT COMMAND BE DOCUMENTED, SO
                IT AIN'T NO PROBLEM.

Anyways, that's all there's t'do -- real handy on them do-it-yerself cpu
installashuns.

Have fun, kids. It ain't addictive, an'it won't make yew go blind, neither.

                                --Bograt
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