program to find motherboard

[Johnnie Scott]

Is there any program to download to find the model of my Epox motherboard.
I need to upgrade the bios (three years old)

Thanks
JOHN in Kent UK

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Either one of these should help.

Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit (version 6.1)
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Aida32
http://aumha.org/freeware.htm

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Well, if you don't have the PC's manual, and don't want to open
the case and look, these three utilities are quite useful:

SiSoft's Sandra
http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/index.php?dir=&location=sware_dl&lang=en

Belarc Advisor
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Unlimited Possibilities' AIDA32
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/aida32.zip


Bruce Chambers
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

In

Is there any program to download to find the model of my Epox
motherboard. I need to upgrade the bios (three years old)

I see that you've already gotten answers to your question, but I
have one for you. Why do you think you need to upgrade your BIOS?

Certainly don't do it just because it's three years old and there
are upgrades available. Although a BIOS upgrade normally goes
well, it is not without danger. If something goes wrong while the
upgrade is an progress (for example, a lapse in power) you can be
left with no BIOS at all, and an unbootable computer.

Do a BIOS upgrade if you need to--because you are having a
problem that the new version is known to fix--not just because
one is available.

 

[R. McCarty]

The "Key" to BIOS updates are two fold. If you are migrating an
older operating system to XP, then it may be viable. Many older
boards will have BIOS updates that implement/fix ACPI compliance.
Doing this will help to have a smoother install of XP.
On the normal update thing, Ken is right. With BIOS updates
check to see how many revisions off your current BIOS is. Then
read through the most recent BIOS updates Readme.Txt. Almost
all of the vendors keep a running fix/update log in them. It will show
descending revision fixes. The keyword is "Fix", so if you see an
item that has text like "Fixed password length error" then you may
have some need for it. The other case is where a newer processor
step (Version) isn't included in your current BIOS. If you are going
to upgrade you may "have to" upgrade the BIOS to get support for
the newer processor. Other than that, updating BIOS is marginal at
best and always risky. Most recent updates automatically match the
code with your BIOS Chip #ID, so the days of using the wrong flash
code & burner are not as common today.
Yes, I have actually updated a motherboard's BIOS and done it
badly. Best I remember I took a Hacksaw to the board. The guys
in the office thought that was hilarious. We actually hung it on the
wall as a "Gentle Reminder" that good intentions do go bad sometimes.

 

[Alex Nichol]

s there any program to download to find the model of my Epox motherboard.
I need to upgrade the bios (three years old)

get the free Everest Home edition from
http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1
which is an excellent general System Info tool, and its Motherboard -
Motherboard section will tell you