Figure out the type of portable device you are running to ask a question about that device specifically.Īpple has these identifying articles as well: There are no iOS forums specific to the operating system found on iPads, iPod Touch, AppleTV, Apple Watch, and iPhones.
#Apple computer serial number look up mac os x
The X in the version is important, and so is the preceding 10 in the version if it exists.Questions saying X.1 could refer to Mac OS X 10.13.1, 10.1. Apple menu -> About This Mac will tell you the Mac OS version or System version you are running. Posting in those forums about a current Mac, shows you have not researched your Mac sufficiently to get a succinct answer to your query. Note:PowerMac, PowerPC, eMac, iMac PPC, iBook (Apple recycled the name iBook for its eBook application on new Macs and iOS devices), Powerbook, Classic all refer to Macs that are older than the present seriesof Macs. When you have no serial number, use one of these third party sites to find your model, production year, time in year(early, middle, late) is a great resource to isolate your model based on EMC#, Apple part number, and other features. Do not post the serial number on this board, as that is your key to any support you may have left.Use this tip also to help figure out which portion of the Support Community to post in, as this tip explains: This tip replaces version 2126 originally released on the Discussions Feedback forum.ĭo not use third party links as they may not be secure.