In a letter dated February 16, 1999, CDT asked nine of the leading computer manufactures that use Intel products how they set defaults on the new Pentium III Processor Serial Number (PSN).

Here are the responses that we have received:

Manufacturer	Current Default	Comments
Compaq Computer Corp.	Commercial: OFF in BIOS Consumer: OFF through software utility	Future consumer products will default to OFF in BIOS (within a few months)
CompUSA	No Response
Dell Computer Corp.	OFF in BIOS	Users can request the utility to turn it back on. More info — http://www.dell.com/policy/Intel.htm
Gateway 2000 Inc.	No Response
Hewlett-Packard Company	Unclear	Users will be given choice (no defaults discussed). It will be made "very clear" whether PSN is enabled or disabled.
IBM	OFF in BIOS	Information will be provided via online help and shipped with PCs.
Packard Bell/NEC	No Response
Sony Corporation of America	ON (Consumers may go to Intel or Sony Web site to download software utility to control PSN. Each PC box will contain a notice that PSN is on)	Future shipments will turn PSN OFF by pre-installed software utility.
Toshiba America Information Systems	Awaiting further response

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