I am being schooled. I got a SFF shelf, not a tower. My computer desk is full and the tower bay is open. Reason for the tower was a bigger better motherboard and it is near my scanner and 4 in 1 HP printer for using existing cables.
Live in Rural Nevada where it is hard to get copy paper. Suggested they fix possible specs problem. The kicker in all this I could have waited. Got a great laptop with Windows 10 SSD. I thought it would give me something to do and help out these companies, during the virus shutdown.
No good deed goes unpunished. Learned allot more about computers was the good that came out of this. I should be pissed but I am not! My kids say I got too much time on my hands! Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer Tech Guided is supported by its readers. How to Tell Quickly. Table of Contents 1. Method 1: Use A Command Prompt 2. Comments Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.
Good Guide Brent! Search Search the site Budget Gaming PCs. Best Gaming CPUs. Best Gaming PCs. Best Gaming GPUs. Best Gaming Motherboards. Best PC Cases. Best CPU Coolers. Best Gaming RAM. Method 1. Type command prompt into Start. Doing so will search your computer for the Command Prompt program. Enter the motherboard information command. Type this into the Command Prompt: wmic baseboard get product, manufacturer, version, serialnumber.
Review your motherboard's information. Look at the pieces of information below the following headings: Manufacturer - Your motherboard's manufacturer. This will usually be the same company that made your computer. Product - Your motherboard's product number. Serial number - Your motherboard's individual serial number.
Version - The version number for your motherboard. Look up your motherboard online. If you're missing any of the information mentioned above, enter the information that you do have and the word "motherboard" into a search engine. You can use this information to determine what kind of hardware can be added to your computer.
If you don't get any information for your motherboard, proceed to the next method. Method 2. Open the Speccy website. Click Download Free Version. This green button is on the left side of the page. Click Free Download when prompted. Doing so will take you to the link selection page. Click the "Piriform" link. It's just below the "Download from" heading under the "Speccy Free" section. Speccy will begin downloading onto your computer. If the file doesn't immediately begin downloading, you can click Start Download at the top of the page to force-start the download.
Install Speccy. Double-click the setup file, then do the following: Click Yes when prompted. Check the "No thanks, I don't need CCleaner" box in the bottom-right corner. Click Install Wait for Speccy to finish installing. Click Run Speccy when prompted. It's a purple button in the middle of the setup window. Speccy will open If you don't want to see Speccy's release notes online, first uncheck the "View release notes" box below the Run Speccy button.
Click Motherboard. This tab is on the left side of the Speccy window. Beneath the "Motherboard" heading at the top of the window, you'll see several pieces of information pertaining to your motherboard's manufacturer, model, version, and more. Method 3. Click About This Mac. It's near the top of the drop-down menu. Note the serial number.
Look at the number to the right of the "Serial Number" heading. Look up your Mac's motherboard model. Open a search engine of your choice e. This will bring up a list of matching motherboard models. Method 4. Power down your computer. Make sure that all of your work is saved, then press the "Power" switch on the back of the computer's CPU box. This utility provides a good bit of information about your computer. On the System Summary screen, the motherboard manufacturer System Manufacturer and motherboard model System Model is listed.
The Model is the model number of the motherboard. If you have an OEM computer e. For these computers, we suggest referring to the technical documentation for the model of the computer. These documents can be downloaded directly from the computer manufacturer.
The documentation or technical notes for your computer or motherboard also include the motherboard information. PDF versions of these documents can be downloaded from the computer manufacturer or motherboard manufacturer website. Finally, every computer motherboard has a silk screened name of the model and the manufacturer printed on the motherboard.
For example, in the picture below, this motherboard has the model number PSAD2-E printed above the memory slots.
Click the image below to get a larger view of this picture. If you cannot locate the model number of a motherboard, but can locate an FCC identification number, we recommend you perform a search using that instead. If you are looking for additional information about the type or form factor of the motherboard, see the form factor definition.
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