How to Find Out Your Motherboard Manufacturer and Model
By Gabriel Torres on October 20, 2005 Page 3 of 4

Everest

After installing Everest, run it and go to Motherboard, Motherboard. The screen on Figure 2 will be shown. Your motherboard manufacturer and model will be shown under Motherboard Name. As you can see, we were using a Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra motherboard.

How to Find Out Your Motherboard Manufacturer and Model with Everest
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Figure 2: Identifying your motherboard manufacturer and model with Everest.

On this screen you can also find several other useful information about your motherboard, like the clock speed the memory is running, how many expansion slots it has, how many memory slots it has and which ones are used and the chipset model your motherboard is based on. You can also see the BIOS serial number we were talking about under Motherboard ID. Everest also includes a direct link for download your motherboard BIOS at the end of this screen, just scroll down to see it. This feature is really convenient if you are planning to upgrade your motherboard BIOS.

How to Find Out Your Motherboard Manufacturer and Model with Everest
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Figure 3: Everest provides a direct link for downloading your motherboard BIOS.


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