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Hi!
I have a MacBook Pro 15" for which I'm trying to shop for memory upgrades. I'm not sure which rev I have (it's either rev D or E) as both have the same clock speed as shown in the system profile, and both have the same model # (3,1), and both have the same graphics card, so comparing the spec sheets to the info in my System Profiler doesn't narrow it down any further than those two possibilities.
So, to try to determine which model I have I went to Apple's website to type in the serial number. I copied and pasted the serial number directly from the System Profiler to assure no user error, and yet I get a message from the Apple Website that says this is an invalid serial number (?!?!?!). I tried appleserialnumberinfo.com's website and it ALSO rejects the number as being invalid.
How can this possibly be? Try it yourself -- The serial # in question is: W7234S0X92 (again, copied directly from System Profiler and pasted into this email).
Apple store visit is impractical at present (I'm on a seagoing vessel) Phone support for Apple is also a dead end -- without a valid serial number the conversation stops right there, and at $1/min for Ocean Phone I can't afford the hold time anyway. Advice on not substituting O for 0, 5 for S, etc. isn't appropriate -- I'm not doing that. I'm COPYING AND PASTING the number from System Profiler. Also I'm NOT accidentally including an extra space at either end. I've done this over and over ad nauseaum.
What I really need to know is, is there another way I can determine exactly what model of MacBook Pro I have? (I'm the third owner, the original owner is dead and the second doesn't know). I'm also interested in knowing why Apple says the computer I am typing this on doesn't even exist, but that's really more an intellectual question than a practical one for me.
Thanks!
Steve M.

Thanks to all who responded -- and so quickly! The info provided is exactly what I'm looking for.
I'd also written to appleserialnumberinfo.com and they not only provided helpful info on the memory but an explanation for the serial number issue as well. I'd forgotten that the previous owner had had the logic board of this MacBook Pro replaced under warranty just before selling it to me. Evidently this repair requires a technician to input the serial number, and the technician inputted it correctly. They also figured out what the correct serial number probably is, and from that I as able to determine that my MacBook Pro is a Santa Rosa model from mid 2007 and based on responses I got from you guys and a check with OWC, my computer can support up to 6GB of memory. So, thanks to all!!!

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