DMITOOL /SN "SNID1234567890"

Leo used it anyway.

Using the DMI Tool on a fully functional, never-repaired Acer PC is dangerous. Overwriting existing DMI data can break Windows activation, void warranties, and cause driver installation failures.

Margaret asked him to run the tool on a prototype gaming laptop—a never-released Predator Helios with an engineering sample CPU. “Just update the serial to match our certification database,” she said.