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Help identifying what my motherboard is

Mar 1, 2004 5:51AM PST

I have a intel P4 1.61gHZ processor, and well I ran into some problems with a new radeon 9800XT 3dcard and they told me I need to make sure my motherboard AGP slot drivers are up-to-date, well I have no idea what my motherboard is, i think it might be an intel, not sure, is there any way I can figure it out without take my computer apart, thanks

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Re:Help identifying what my motherboard is
Mar 1, 2004 5:54AM PST

PC Wizard should give you some answers>>>>

http://www.cpuid.com/pcw

But it always a good idea to eyeball the drive itself. Is this a proprietary machine (Gateway, HP, Compaq etc.) or a PC clone?

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Re:Re:Help identifying what my motherboard is
Mar 6, 2004 2:24AM PST

go to start, all programs, accessories, system tools,
system information.
on the left side click on system summary.
look on the right side for Bios version/date.
mine has the name of my mobo in it...maybe yours will too....wouldn't hurt to try.

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Re:Re:Help identifying what my motherboard is
Mar 6, 2004 6:52AM PST
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Re:Re:Re:Help identifying what my motherboard is
Mar 7, 2004 2:34PM PST

If the other suggestions fail try this.Almost all motherboards have the model typed directly on the board somewhere.You will need very good lighting and possibly may have to take some cables or cards out of the way if it is not readily visible.Often the model is stamped near or between the pci slots where you add your peripheral cards.Many boards have the manufacturers name on it clearly stamped such as Gigabyte or Asus and the model number nearby.Take note that this letter and number sequence is directly on the board itself,not on a chip mounted on the board.After you have located the number go to Google.com and simply put the number into the search field.Sometimes it will take you directly to the manufacturers web site or give links revealing who makes it.You can then find any available updates for drivers, bios, etc. at their web site.