Sandra is available in several versions; you should download and install the free version, called “Lite,” which is available here.

After installing Sandra, run it, and click on the “Hardware” tab. On the screen that will appear, double click on the “Mainboard” icon.

Sandra will need one minute to collect all of the information about your computer. On the next screen it will show, you can easily find your motherboard manufacturer under “Manufacturer” and its model under “Model.” Take a look at Figure 2 in which we identified our motherboard model as an ASUS P5K-E motherboard.

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Figure 2: Identifying your motherboard manufacturer and model with Sandra

While scrolling through these windows, you will find other useful information about your motherboard, such as how many memory sockets it has and which ones are used, as well as the chipset model on which your motherboard is based. You can also find the BIOS serial number we were talking about under “BIOS.”