G5 System Wont display the machine serial number.

i just bought a referbished G5 dual 2.0 ghz. and the "about this mac" window wont display serial number. i even downloaded tools like "OnyX" to display system info. the srial number stays blank. it also does this in the system profiler. what do i do? and how do i get serial number in the software?

Hi ijny9956,
If the machine is refurbished, it may have had its logic board replaced post-manufacture. When logic boards are replaced, they usually do not have the serial number re-programmed into them. Apple have a utility to do so, but it seems they do not distribute it. (Except they leave it in repaired systems sometimes - http://lists.apple.com/archives/Darwin-userlevel/2005/Mar/msg00005.html )
You can find out the serial number of your system by opening the case side and looking at the bottom of the case.

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