Identifying System Requirements; Installing The Utility; Looking At Serial Number Features; Getting Answers To Faqs - NEC POWERMATE ES 5250 - RELEASE NOTES Release Note

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answers to frequently asked questions
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Intel technical support.

Identifying System Requirements

The Intel Processor Serial Number Control utility requires:
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a Pentium III processor-based system
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Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT
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2 megabytes of hard drive space.

Installing the Utility

The Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility (version 1.0) comes on the
NEC Application and Driver CD. See your PowerMate ES 5250 Series User's
Guide for information about using the NEC Application and Driver CD.
Run
setup.exe
Note:
contain a Pentium III processor generates an error message.

Looking at Serial Number Features

The Intel processor serial number, a new feature of the Pentium III processor, is
an identifier for the processor. The processor serial number is designed to be
unique, and when used in conjunction with other identification methods, can be
used to identify the system or user. This number can be used in a wide variety of
applications which benefit from stronger forms of system and user
identification.
The processor serial number is analogous to a conventional serial number, with
these important differences:
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A software application can read the processor serial number.
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You can disable the reading of the serial number via utility programs
such as this one, or via the BIOS, depending on the system configuration.
For additional information about the Pentium III processor and the processor
serial number, please visit

Getting Answers to FAQs

See the following answers to questions about the processor serial number.
What are the benefits of the processor serial number?
You can use the processor serial number in applications which benefit from
stronger forms of system and user identification.
from the directory where you unzip the file.
Installing this utility on a system which does not
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