How to identify a motherboard?

A

aicnevivnoc

I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.

Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
for it.

Here are the specs for the motherboard:

478 socket

red color

4 PCI slots

1 AGP 8X slot

2 banks for DIMM

2 banks for DDR

The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.

It also has

2 USB ports

1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)

1 parallel port

2 serial ports

The BIOS is AMI.

Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.

Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?

Thank you all !
 
M

mikea

In said:
I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.

Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
for it.

Here are the specs for the motherboard:

478 socket

red color

4 PCI slots

1 AGP 8X slot

2 banks for DIMM

2 banks for DDR

The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.

It also has

2 USB ports

1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)

1 parallel port

2 serial ports

The BIOS is AMI.

Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.

Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?

Thank you all !

There ought to be an FCC approval ID somewhere on it. You can search on
that in the FCC.govsite to locate the maker and board model.
 
A

Anton Ertl

Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?

Try dmidecode.

Followups set to comp.os.linux.hardware.

- anton
 
M

Man-wai Chang ToDie (+MS=V32B)

CPU-Z might do it....

It's better for you to take a HD photo of your motherboard and attach a
URL link to it here.

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G

GMAN

I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.

Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
for it.

Here are the specs for the motherboard:

478 socket

red color

4 PCI slots

1 AGP 8X slot

2 banks for DIMM

2 banks for DDR

The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.

It also has

2 USB ports

1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)

1 parallel port

2 serial ports

The BIOS is AMI.

Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.

Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?

Thank you all !


MSI uses alot of red color in its Motherboard and Video cards

http://us.msi.com/



If you have the system up and running go to here

http://download.cnet.com/Everest-Ultimate-Edition/3000-2086_4-10499291.html

and download

Everest Ultimate Edition 5.01.1700

its a 30 day trial but will tell you everything you want to know about the
board and chipset etc.....
 
C

Chrisjoy

I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.

Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
for it.

Here are the specs for the motherboard:

478 socket

red color

4 PCI slots

1 AGP 8X slot

2 banks for DIMM

2 banks for DDR

The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.

It also has

2 USB ports

1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)

1 parallel port

2 serial ports

The BIOS is AMI.

Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.

It looks like something MSI would make for OEM marked. Try MSI's "live-
update" (assuming XP is installed), and you may get that onboard sound
card to work. Because, everything else's working, including high speed
USB, right?
 
J

Jon Danniken

"Chrisjoy" > It looks like something MSI would make for OEM market.

That'd be my guess as well, without any additional information.

Jon
 
T

TVeblen

I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.

Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
for it.

Here are the specs for the motherboard:

478 socket

red color

4 PCI slots

1 AGP 8X slot

2 banks for DIMM

2 banks for DDR

The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.

It also has

2 USB ports

1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)

1 parallel port

2 serial ports

The BIOS is AMI.

Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.

Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?

Thank you all !

If you can fire it up with minimal parts the motherboard info should appear
on the first boot screen.
I've also had some luck googling the serial numbers on the board.
 
G

GP

copy the following lines into a file called baseboard.vbs created on teh
desktop. Double click the vbs file and it will create a csv file to tell you
the details about the mother board. This basically is a WMI script using
win32_baseboard class. If you have any issues with the script you can
download scriptomatic tool from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...42-648b-4119-b7eb-783b0f7d1178&displaylang=en

run it and find teh script for win32_baseboard or let me know your email id
to send the script.

'=======================
On error resume next
Dim sComputerName,WMI_Obj,WMI_ObjProps,ObjClsItem
sComputerName=InputBox("Enter Computer Name: . for local computer
","Select target computer",".")
If Len(Trim(sComputerName)) = 0 Then sComputerName = "."
Set WMI_Obj = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & sComputerName & "\root\cimv2")
Set WMI_ObjProps = WMI_Obj.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_BaseBoard", , 48)

Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set results = filesys.CreateTextFile("Win32_BaseBoard_output.csv")
results.writeline "Caption, ConfigOptions, CreationClassName, Depth,
Description, Height, HostingBoard, HotSwappable, InstallDate, Manufacturer,
Model, Name, OtherIdentifyingInfo, PartNumber, PoweredOn, Product, Removable,
Replaceable, RequirementsDescription, RequiresDaughterBoard, SerialNumber,
SKU, SlotLayout, SpecialRequirements, Status, Tag, Version, Weight, Width, "

For Each ObjClsItem in WMI_ObjProps
results.writeline ObjClsItem.Caption & "," & ObjClsItem.ConfigOptions &
"," & ObjClsItem.CreationClassName & "," & ObjClsItem.Depth & "," &
ObjClsItem.Description & "," & ObjClsItem.Height & "," &
ObjClsItem.HostingBoard & "," & ObjClsItem.HotSwappable & "," &
ObjClsItem.InstallDate & "," & ObjClsItem.Manufacturer & "," &
ObjClsItem.Model & "," & ObjClsItem.Name & "," &
ObjClsItem.OtherIdentifyingInfo & "," & ObjClsItem.PartNumber & "," &
ObjClsItem.PoweredOn & "," & ObjClsItem.Product & "," &
ObjClsItem.Removable & "," & ObjClsItem.Replaceable & "," &
ObjClsItem.RequirementsDescription & "," & ObjClsItem.RequiresDaughterBoard
& "," & ObjClsItem.SerialNumber & "," & ObjClsItem.SKU & "," &
ObjClsItem.SlotLayout & "," & ObjClsItem.SpecialRequirements & "," &
ObjClsItem.Status & "," & ObjClsItem.Tag & "," & ObjClsItem.Version & "," &
ObjClsItem.Weight & "," & ObjClsItem.Width & "," & " "


Next

'============================
 
D

Dhropta Guli

GP said:
copy the following lines into a file called baseboard.vbs created on teh
desktop. Double click the vbs file and it will create a csv file to tell you
the details about the mother board. This basically is a WMI script using
win32_baseboard class. If you have any issues with the script you can
download scriptomatic tool from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...42-648b-4119-b7eb-783b0f7d1178&displaylang=en

run it and find teh script for win32_baseboard or let me know your email id
to send the script.

'=======================
On error resume next
Dim sComputerName,WMI_Obj,WMI_ObjProps,ObjClsItem
sComputerName=InputBox("Enter Computer Name: . for local computer
","Select target computer",".")
If Len(Trim(sComputerName)) = 0 Then sComputerName = "."
Set WMI_Obj = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & sComputerName & "\root\cimv2")
Set WMI_ObjProps = WMI_Obj.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_BaseBoard", , 48)

Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set results = filesys.CreateTextFile("Win32_BaseBoard_output.csv")
results.writeline "Caption, ConfigOptions, CreationClassName, Depth,
Description, Height, HostingBoard, HotSwappable, InstallDate, Manufacturer,
Model, Name, OtherIdentifyingInfo, PartNumber, PoweredOn, Product, Removable,
Replaceable, RequirementsDescription, RequiresDaughterBoard, SerialNumber,
SKU, SlotLayout, SpecialRequirements, Status, Tag, Version, Weight, Width, "

For Each ObjClsItem in WMI_ObjProps
results.writeline ObjClsItem.Caption & "," & ObjClsItem.ConfigOptions &
"," & ObjClsItem.CreationClassName & "," & ObjClsItem.Depth & "," &
ObjClsItem.Description & "," & ObjClsItem.Height & "," &
ObjClsItem.HostingBoard & "," & ObjClsItem.HotSwappable & "," &
ObjClsItem.InstallDate & "," & ObjClsItem.Manufacturer & "," &
ObjClsItem.Model & "," & ObjClsItem.Name & "," &
ObjClsItem.OtherIdentifyingInfo & "," & ObjClsItem.PartNumber & "," &
ObjClsItem.PoweredOn & "," & ObjClsItem.Product & "," &
ObjClsItem.Removable & "," & ObjClsItem.Replaceable & "," &
ObjClsItem.RequirementsDescription & "," & ObjClsItem.RequiresDaughterBoard
& "," & ObjClsItem.SerialNumber & "," & ObjClsItem.SKU & "," &
ObjClsItem.SlotLayout & "," & ObjClsItem.SpecialRequirements & "," &
ObjClsItem.Status & "," & ObjClsItem.Tag & "," & ObjClsItem.Version & "," &
ObjClsItem.Weight & "," & ObjClsItem.Width & "," & " "


Next

'============================

I've just tried this myself as I have aspare computer with an unknown
moherboard but I get "Line 5 unterminated string error character 70"
when I run it. What do I alter?
Bob
 
S

SC Tom

Dhropta Guli said:
I've just tried this myself as I have aspare computer with an unknown
moherboard but I get "Line 5 unterminated string error character 70" when
I run it. What do I alter?
Bob
 
S

SC Tom

Dhropta Guli said:
I've just tried this myself as I have aspare computer with an unknown
moherboard but I get "Line 5 unterminated string error character 70" when
I run it. What do I alter?
Bob

Sorry about the other reply; slip of the mouse finger ;-)

Copy it into notepad (or similar text editor) and make sure word wrapping is
off. Each of the lines that are not double spaced is a single line.
SC Tom

On error resume next



Dim sComputerName,WMI_Obj,WMI_ObjProps,ObjClsItem



sComputerName=InputBox("Enter Computer Name: . for local computer ","Select
target computer",".")



If Len(Trim(sComputerName)) = 0 Then sComputerName = "."



Set WMI_Obj = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & sComputerName & "\root\cimv2")



Set WMI_ObjProps = WMI_Obj.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_BaseBoard", , 48)



Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")



Set results = filesys.CreateTextFile("Win32_BaseBoard_output.csv")



results.writeline "Caption, ConfigOptions, CreationClassName, Depth,
Description, Height, HostingBoard, HotSwappable, InstallDate, Manufacturer,
Model, Name, OtherIdentifyingInfo, PartNumber, PoweredOn, Product,
Removable, Replaceable, RequirementsDescription, RequiresDaughterBoard,
SerialNumber, SKU, SlotLayout, SpecialRequirements, Status, Tag, Version,
Weight, Width, "



For Each ObjClsItem in WMI_ObjProps



results.writeline ObjClsItem.Caption & "," & ObjClsItem.ConfigOptions & ","
& ObjClsItem.CreationClassName & "," & ObjClsItem.Depth & "," &
ObjClsItem.Description & "," & ObjClsItem.Height & "," &
ObjClsItem.HostingBoard & "," & ObjClsItem.HotSwappable & "," &
ObjClsItem.InstallDate & "," & ObjClsItem.Manufacturer & "," &
ObjClsItem.Model & "," & ObjClsItem.Name & "," &
ObjClsItem.OtherIdentifyingInfo & "," & ObjClsItem.PartNumber & "," &
ObjClsItem.PoweredOn & "," & ObjClsItem.Product & "," & ObjClsItem.Removable
& "," & ObjClsItem.Replaceable & "," & ObjClsItem.RequirementsDescription &
"," & ObjClsItem.RequiresDaughterBoard & "," & ObjClsItem.SerialNumber & ","
& ObjClsItem.SKU & "," & ObjClsItem.SlotLayout & "," &
ObjClsItem.SpecialRequirements & "," & ObjClsItem.Status & "," &
ObjClsItem.Tag & "," & ObjClsItem.Version & "," & ObjClsItem.Weight & "," &
ObjClsItem.Width & "," & " "



Next
 
D

Dhropta Guli

GP said:
I guess the script got messed up. I see that not only line 5 but others have
been broken. You need to have the next line also in the same line 5 at the
end. I think everytime i will try to correct this this will get bfroken
everytime, so I have added a sample script file at
http://www.4shared.com/file/103946799/a8c31372/Win32_BaseBoard.html

download the txt file and rename the extension to vbs file.

That worked, thanks for the help
Bob
 
P

Paul

I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.

Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
for it.

Here are the specs for the motherboard:

478 socket

red color
4 PCI slots
1 AGP 8X slot
2 banks for DIMM
2 banks for DDR
The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
It also has
2 USB ports
1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
1 parallel port
2 serial ports
The BIOS is AMI.

Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.

Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?

Thank you all !

You don't need to identify the brand. You're already doing a good job,
by identifying the chipset.

To start, you need to improve the accuracy of your
guess about the Northbridge. The VT8233 makes sense
as a Southbridge chip. My guess would be the Northbridge
is something like P4X266, as it supports DDR266 and
PC133 SDRAM memory types. There is a list of chipsets here.

http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/desktop-chipsets.jsp

If you go to viaarena.com , you can look for "chipset or platform driver".
The Hyperion package is for newer chipsets. You'd want the
"Retro chipset VIA 4in1 drivers" (depending on whether my guess
about the Northbridge is close).

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2

"Retro chipset VIA 4in1 drivers"

"The driver package is recommended for use with the following chipsets:
MVP#, Apollo Pro## series, KT1##, KN1##, KM1##, KT2##, KT333, KN2##, KM2##, P4X2##, P4X3##, P4M2##"

In any case, if you can do a basic install, with a CDROM drive,
one hard drive, you can download one of the utilities the other
people have mentioned, to get more info about what is on board.

A critical component, for that to happen, is the Ethernet interface.
You didn't mention what Ethernet chip is used. Some of the
VIA chipsets, have the MAC part of the Ethernet (Media Access Controller),
inside the chipset. A PHY chip sits outside, to complete the design.
You could check the section here, and download a driver so that
you'll have networking after your basic install.

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2&OSID=1&CatID=1190

If the MAC/PHY solution is a complete external solution, then you should
identify the part number of that chip, so you can find a network
driver. For example, if the motherboard used a separate Intel
networking chip, you'd go to the Intel site to get a driver.

Depending on the vintage of your OS install CD, it is quite possible
it will all work when you install. (For example, when I installed
WinXP on my latest VIA chipset board, it all worked out of the box.
So I could reach the network without a problem.) If you have a
working network interface, tidying up the driver installation
should be a lot easier.

Paul
 
B

Baron

I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.

Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
for it.

Here are the specs for the motherboard:

478 socket

red color

4 PCI slots

1 AGP 8X slot

2 banks for DIMM

2 banks for DDR

The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.

It also has

2 USB ports

1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)

1 parallel port

2 serial ports

The BIOS is AMI.

Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.

Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?

Thank you all !

The identity is displayed on the first screen right at the bottom when
it boots.
 
P

Paul

andy said:

If that is the case, the manual mentioned the JP1 jumper. Don't
power up the motherboard, until the RAM type, and the setting for
JP1 have been verified.

JP1: DRAM Voltage (VCC)
This jumper enables to select voltage of DRAM.

Function Jumper Setting
2.5V (DDR) Open Pins 1-2
3.3V (SDR) Short Pins 1-2

Only one kind of RAM should be installed at any one time.
The jumper JP1 should reflect the kind of RAM used.

Paul
 
A

aicnevivnoc

Thank you all for your very helpful advises.

I finally found the info and am downloading the drivers now. :)

Thank you again !!
 

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