How to know what Motherbord, CPU, BIOS are in your computer

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Chrisax
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How to know what Motherbord, CPU, BIOS are in your computer

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... without opening your computer, and without any software


Everyone may need someday to know (or to remember) what motherboard, or CPU, or BIOS is in his computer.

You don't need to open your computer. You don't need a third-party software.

It's very simple:

1) In Windows, open a command prompt window:

You'll usually find the icon in the Star menu:
Start > All programs > Accessories > Command prompt

2) Type or copy-paste one of the following commands and hit the ENTER/RETURN key:
  • For Motherboard

    Code: Select all

    wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer,version,serialnumber
    • Example:

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      C:\Users\XXX>wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer,version,serialnumber
      Manufacturer           Product      SerialNumber     Version
      ASUSTeK Computer INC.  P8Z68-V PRO  109xxxxxx002078  Rev 1.xx
    For CPU

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    wmic cpu get name,CurrentClockSpeed,MaxClockSpeed
    • Example:

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      C:\Users\XXX>wmic cpu get name,CurrentClockSpeed,MaxClockSpeed
      CurrentClockSpeed  MaxClockSpeed  Name
      3094               3401           Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz

    For BIOS

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    wmic bios get name,serialnumber,version
    • Example:

      Code: Select all

      C:\Users\XXX>wmic bios get name,serialnumber,version
      Name                                     SerialNumber          Version
      
      BIOS Date: 11/09/12 12:19:35 Ver: 36.03  System Serial Number  ALASKA - 1072009

This should work with any "modern" version of Windows (Windows NT, Vista, XP, Win7, Win8, and in the Win9 "Threshold" beta).

You can read more here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/libr ... 42610.aspx
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Re: Wow to know what Motherbord, CPU, BIOS are in your computer

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And, if I'm posting that, it's because I am still struggling with rebuilding a Windows system and I realized how much people may need this kind of info....
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Re: How to know what Motherbord, CPU, BIOS are in your computer

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lol, thanks - I needed that recently!

But I will know where to find it next time.

Hope yours gets fixed quickly
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Re: How to know what Motherbord, CPU, BIOS are in your computer

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This is actually something I DID NOT know.

Good post!
Yay
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