where do i find the make and model number of my motherboard?

Answer 1

The most reliable way is to open up the system and look for identifying labels on the motherboard. If you have a common system, you may also be able to find it by entering your system model (i.e. Dell Precision 670 for example) and "motherboard" into a search engine. Unfortunately this isn't always reliable as the motherboard could actually differ in batches of the systems. My company used to push Dell computers out and then started to run into small differences between batches. The capability between systems was generally very close, but when you are providing system images and a graphics card, sound card, network card, etc... differ from the base, it can create deployment issues.

Answer 2

More times then not there will be a silk screen (big white letters) somewhere around the PCI/AGP card slots somewhere. Some of the major manufactures are:
abit, asus, microstar (or MSI), biostar, foxconn, FIC, ECS.
Once you see the manufacture logo... look for the actual model number.

Answer 3

One of the best tools I've ever stumbled across is Belarc Advisor. It's a free download that scans your computer and tells you everything that's on it and in it.
http://belarc.com/free_download.html

Answer 4

usually it's printed on the motherboard. Open your case and look for some writting on the board.

Answer 5

If you don't want to open your PC, you can use this lite and free software which will show you all data having to do with your hardware.

http://cpu-z.mainfiles.com/

Answer 6

find a program called sis softsandra this will give you every thing on your comptuer http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/ hope this helps