Hardware PID?

[SelbyGlenn]

Hi there,

can someone please tell me what a hardware PID is? Is it the same as the UUID found in the BIOS?

Thanks in advance, Glenn
BEng A+ MCSE CCA

 

[bgross22]

Here is a website you can look at...

http://www.tpub.com/doeinstrument/instrumentationandcontrol84.htm

Thanks,

Brandi

 

[Druid69]

PID usually stands for Product ID and may be the vendor codes for the various cards and things that show up on one section of the start screens.

 

[ToryG]

The PID in the BIOS is usually referring to the CPUID that the Pentium III CPU's had on them to uniquely identify each computer. A lot of people complained about this, because they felt like it was a invasion of privacy, so Award and AMI put an option in the BIOS to disable that CPUID.