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To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (72481)1/29/1999 5:17:00 PM
From: Gerald Walls  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
A reboot doesn't remove the ID. The ID is still there. A reboot doesn't change that fact.

Not knowing the details I can only speculate, but it would seem that the processor must be reset to put it into a mode that allows it to report the imbedded and otherwise inaccessible ID number.