SF314-43 Privacy Question: Is it safe for me to give out my Acer laptop's SNID and serial number?

Brightness1982
Brightness1982 Member Posts: 41 Troubleshooter
edited November 2022 in Swift and Spin Series

Evening everyone,

I want to buy some RAM for my Acer laptop from the official Acer company, but Acer doesn't sell RAM so I need to buy it from a company that's not linked to Acer...

Is it safe for me to give them my SNID of my Acer laptop? I'm worried that I'll be giving them access to my Acer laptop or in some way I'll be comprimising my security? 😥

I've never given my SNID or serial number of my Acer laptop to anyone before.

Can any harm be done if I gave out my SNID or serial number?

Thanks

Answers

  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,468 Trailblazer

    Hi,

    No, don't give any personal information about the laptop, just give them the full model name, like AN5xx-xx-xxxx., that should be enough.

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  • Brightness1982
    Brightness1982 Member Posts: 41 Troubleshooter
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1151829#Comment_1151829

    Thanks for your reply brummyfan2!

    The problem is this non-Acer company asked me for my SNID... I told them the model name like you said but they asked for the SNID.

  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,468 Trailblazer
    edited October 2022

    Hi,

    Could you please post the full model name of the laptop, I'll tell you which RAM to buy.

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,219 Trailblazer

    Yes, they don't need anything other than the full model number. No need for a SN or SNID, which is specific to your physical unit. A SN or SNID doesn't give them any access to your computer though, it just potentially gives them a window into your Acer account or warranty.

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  • Commodore_1995#
    Commodore_1995# ACE Posts: 98,322 Trailblazer

    You can enter the complete model or just the first ten numbers of the partnumber. Example: SF314-54-39BH or 60.GXJN1.001.

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  • William_mk2
    William_mk2 ACE Posts: 4,198 Pathfinder

    @Brightness1982


    I would like to provide some additional info which will really help you. 


    Kindly go through the details given below. The info provided below will be very helpful to get the current memory and ssd details of your computer and the options to upgrade it.  


    Please visit the website given below. There is an option to "start your scan " and " select your computer " . Please chose the options and try it. It will show you the memory and SSD’s details and the best upgrade options for you.. 


    https://www.crucial.com/


    It will tell you what you currently have and what you can add for memory and SSD's. 


    Note: If you decide to buy you can always compare the prices by visiting other websites or stores and then you can decide. We are providing the info of scan app just to show you the upgrade options. You can even download similar scan apps from other memory upgrade websites too.      


    To check the compatibility of ram which you can use on your computer.. Get CPUz and check it with that in SPD section of all the RAM and specs that you have, its a quick and simple way to check all OEM specs and what you have in your system. 

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  • William_mk2
    William_mk2 ACE Posts: 4,198 Pathfinder

    @Brightness1982


    Please provide the model no of your computer. Please provide us the full model name  like AN5xx-xx-xxxx We will provide you the exact specifications of your model by looking at the service manual which is designed for your computer.

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,219 Trailblazer

    OK, memory for any of the SF314-43 models is directly soldered to the motherboard, there are no sockets for expanding memory.

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  • Brightness1982
    Brightness1982 Member Posts: 41 Troubleshooter
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1155193#Comment_1155193

    Thanks for your reply Billsey!

    Are you sure about this? Is there any way for me to double check this?

    I was really hoping to upgrade this Acer laptop to 16GB of RAM.

    Is it possible for me to upgrade anything else in this Acer laptop?

  • Brightness1982
    Brightness1982 Member Posts: 41 Troubleshooter

    The reason I ask is because the 8GB of RAM is extremely limiting for me...😣

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,219 Trailblazer

    Here's a picture of the motherboard:

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    The area just above the C connector is the memory, as you can see it's soldered on with no DIMM socket.

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