Technical information

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Serial Number Definition
The following information describes the serial number details available on the Acer product sticker. To view the
serial number, remove the Back Cover and Battery (see "Disassembly Process" on page 16) as shown below:
The following describes the information on the product sticker:
Acer 22 Barcode
Follows Code 128 standard—refer to http://www.adams1.com/pub/russadam/128code.html
Acer_22_Code_SN
PPPPPPPPPPYWWSSSSSMMVV
Acer SNID
YWWddddddMM
Code Description
PPPPPPPPPP Acer Part Number
YWW 3 digit numeric year and week code
SSSSS 5 character unique hexad ecimal code by manufacturer base and reset each week
(0-9, A, B, C, D, E, F 16 code)
MM Manufacturer code
VV English version code
Code Description
YWW 3 digit numeric year and week code (as above)
dddddd 6 digit unique number derived from Acer 22 Code SN (SSSSS)
Transfer Rule: S
1
S
2
S
3
S
4
S
5
dddddd = S
1
* 16
4
+ S
2
* 16
3
+ S
3
* 16
2
+ S
4
* 16
1
+ S
5
For example: 001FD = 000509 (1 * 16
2
+ 15 * 16
1
+ 13)
MM Manufacturer code (as above)
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