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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2","sans-serif";color:black">Does anyone know if the below is an accurate way to pull manufacturing dates from Serials? One of my guys found this on a discussion group and I had never
heard of it before. If it is does anyone know what they are going to do for a 2012 Year code?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2","sans-serif";color:black">Year codes: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2","sans-serif";color:black">01 = 1997 <br>
02 = 1998 <br>
03 = 1999 <br>
04 = 2000 <br>
05 = 2001 <br>
06 = 2002 <br>
07 = 2003 <br>
08 = 2004 <br>
09 = 2005 <br>
10 = 2006 <br>
11 = 2007 <br>
12 = 2008<br>
13 = 2009<br>
14 = 2010<br>
15 = 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2","sans-serif";color:black">********************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2","sans-serif";color:black">Week codes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2","sans-serif";color:black">1-5 : January<br>
6-9 : February<br>
10-14 : March<br>
15-18 : April<br>
19-22 : May<br>
23-27 : June<br>
28-31 : July<br>
32-35 : August<br>
36-40 : September<br>
41-44 : October<br>
45-48 : November<br>
49-52 : December<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2","sans-serif";color:black">Do a "show version" and locate the System Serial Number. <br>
The serial number is in this format: LLLYYWWSSSS <br>
LLL = location of the supplier <br>
YY = year of manufacture <br>
WW = week of manufacture <br>
SSSS = serial-id <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Matthew Loraditch, CCVP, CCNA, CCDA</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
1965 Greenspring Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Timonium, MD 21093 <br>
<a href="mailto:support@heliontechnologies.com"><span style="color:black">support@heliontechnologies.com</span></a><br>
(p) (410) 252-8830<br>
(F) (443) 541-1593<br>
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Visit us at <a href="http://www.heliontechnologies.com/"><span style="color:black">www.heliontechnologies.com</span></a>
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Support Issue? Email <a href="mailto:support@heliontechnologies.com"><span style="color:black">support@heliontechnologies.com</span></a> for fast assistance!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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