How to know what Motherbord, CPU, BIOS are in your computer
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:05 pm
... 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:
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
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:
Code: Select all
C:\Users\XXX>wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer,version,serialnumber Manufacturer Product SerialNumber Version ASUSTeK Computer INC. P8Z68-V PRO 109xxxxxx002078 Rev 1.xx
Code: Select all
wmic cpu get name,CurrentClockSpeed,MaxClockSpeed
- Example:
Code: Select all
C:\Users\XXX>wmic cpu get name,CurrentClockSpeed,MaxClockSpeed CurrentClockSpeed MaxClockSpeed Name 3094 3401 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz
For BIOSCode: Select all
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
- Example:
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