[Q] How do you change the SNID on iconia a500?

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How do you change the SNID on iconia A500?
I would like to change the SNID of my Tablet.
I sent my out of warranty tablet in for repair to Acer, it had a dead Mother Board.
I used the back panel off of my other tablet with a good warranty and SNID bar code.
When the tablet came back it has the SNID of the back panel i used.
So now I have two tablets with the same SNID.
I would like to change it back to the old SNID.
Any one no how to change the SNID?
I know how to change it on an ACER PC but not the Tablet.

I'm pretty sure you can't.

Evidently there is a way.
I am not saying it is public information but Acer obviously can.
I now have 2 tablets with the same SNID.
So it is not a unique number generated from an embedded number somewhere on the Motherboard I have two with the same SNID.
Anyone have any info?

So if I understand, you had 2 tablets.

You had an issue with 1, so you changed (for some reason), the EXT SD pnl of a good one, with the one that was bad? Then when you received the repaired tablet, it has the same SNID as the other?????

Why would you do something like that, unless you were trying to "cheat" acer, by pretending that the tablet you sent for repair, was actually out of warranty. (by using a ext sd panel of one that was within warranty).

Sounds pretty low to me....

MD

EDIT: the answer is yes. If you have a machine level coding machine to re-program the chips.

I tried to get Acer to help repair the tablet they gave all kind of excuses why they would not honor the warranty.
So I used the SNID with no questions asked.
That is not cheating or low, it is fair!

Originally Posted by t_r_j

Evidently there is a way.
I am not saying it is public information but Acer obviously can.
I now have 2 tablets with the same SNID.
So it is not a unique number generated from an embedded number somewhere on the Motherboard I have two with the same SNID.
Anyone have any info?

Like I said - you cant. They can, however. They issue new SNID's when tabs get sent out to be refurbished by their partners - even they can't change/issue an SNID, only Acer can.

Originally Posted by t_r_j

I tried to get Acer to help repair the tablet they gave all kind of excuses why they would not honor the warranty.
So I used the SNID with no questions asked.
That is not cheating or low, it is fair!

Mate, to have 2 tablets, and change the EXT SD card covers, is not exactly fair, to change the cover which is out of warranty with another which is in warranty. And in the end, you have 2 tablets with the same SNID numbers.

I should ask which country do you live, as warranty policy is different from other countries. This I know.

MD

You can't have 2 tablets, 1 with warranty, and 1 without. and change the EXT SD covers, and turn it in for repair.

This is deceitful, and in most countries against the law, regardless if you own 2 tablets of the same type. This is something I witnessed when I was abroad in the military.

This is why you have 2 tablets with the same SNID. It's what you did, and you have to live with it. You will have to call Acer and explain to them.

I suspect there is more to this story than what is told.

MD

Just own up to the fact that what you did was wrong. It wasn't "fair" in any sense of the word. You knew what you were doing now you gotta deal with it.

Originally Posted by starkiller86

Just own up to the fact that what you did was wrong. It wasn't "fair" in any sense of the word. You knew what you were doing now you gotta deal with it.

I suppose the OP could call them and say he swapped them by mistake when looking inside the tablet, as he is a technology fan. He thought putting the wrong backs on wouldn't make a difference so didn't bother to check the SNID. But eventually it comes down to a matter of social engineering :P

Either way, we can't reprogram the EC ROMs with new SNIDs. Nobody has those tools yet. Hacks are created with a need and you seem to be the only person that needs to falsify their SNID ;P

On the moral issues - if the tablet was out of warranty and you did then you're wrong and Acer will probably charge you to fix it themselves. If the tablet still had warranty and Acer were being nasty and not honouring it (i.e. because it was close to the end etc.) then I would have probably done the same thing in your situation