It’s far simpler to check your motherboard model number using these straightforward techniques than it is to open your case and inspect the board directly, whether you need to update drivers, verify hardware compatibility, or you’re simply interested. Here’s how to verify the model number of your motherboard while sitting at your keyboard.
The model number of your motherboard is crucial if you’re thinking about updating your drivers, purchasing additional hardware (the right expansion or memory slots, for example), or simply evaluating the capabilities of your board if you’re thinking about changing your entire setup.
You can frequently refer to that if you saved the documentation that came with your computer (or the individual parts, if you built it yourself). Even then, it’s best to double-check the documentation to make sure it’s accurate. Use Windows tools to check things out rather than opening the case and looking for the model number on the board itself.
If you’re comfortable using the Command Prompt (or PowerShell, where these commands also work), you can easily check a variety of motherboard and hardware stats using the handy Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC)—a command-line interface for Microsoft’s powerful WMI tool.
With the WMIC, you can enter the query baseboard to check motherboard stats, and then use additional modifiers like get Manufacturer, Model, Name, PartNumber, slotlayout, serialnumber, or poweredon to get more detailed information about the motherboard.
As an example, let’s check a motherboard’s manufacturer, model number, and serial number using WMIC.
Open up the command prompt in Windows via either the run dialog (Windows+R) or by searching for “cmd” on the Start menu — no need to run the Command Prompt as an administrator. And, as we mentioned, you could also use PowerShell here, if you prefer. The command works the same in both shells. At the command line, type the following text (noting that there are no spaces between the modifiers—just commas), and then hit Enter:
The information returned checks out for the motherboard we’re using: the manufacturer is MSI or Micro-Star International, and the board is the A320 PRO MAX. The WMIC tool functioned just as it should, and without opening the case or using any third-party tools, we have the basic information we’re looking for.
A simple approach to find out specifics about the hardware and software on your PC is to use System Information. There are two simple methods for starting it. In the search box, click the Start button, enter “System Information,” and then select “Open.”
Alternatively, you can use the Run window. Hit Windows+R to open a run dialog, then type “msinfo32” into the Run prompt and hit Enter.
The “System Summary” page will be open by default. Scroll down and look for the line named “BaseBoard Product” — that is your motherboard.
You can use the free program Speccy to check the motherboard model number using a different GUI manner that provides more information at a look than the WMIC tool. It’s useful to have this app on hand.
After downloading and installing Speccy, go ahead and fire it up.
On the summary page, you can see the motherboard model number and its current operating temperature (assuming your board includes that). Basic information regarding other system parts is also visible.
Click over to the “Motherboard” tab on the left to see even more information about your motherboard, including details about the chipset and voltages, along with the types of slots included on the board and whether or not they’re currently in use.
HWiNFO64 displays most of the same information as Speccy, though it looks fairly different. Download and launch it to get started.
HWiNFO64 can display any of the information about your system, including all of the information available from the sensors. That isn’t necessary in this case and will only add to the clutter, so launch HWiNFO64 in “Summary-Only” mode.
Tick the box that says “Summary-Only,” then click “Start.”
You’ll see a window with all the hardware information for your PC displayed in it. You can find all the information about your CPU in the left area, your motherboard and RAM in the center portion, and your GPU and hard drives in the right section.
The first few lines will tell you everything you need to know about your motherboard, including the model name, number, BIOS version, and manufacturer.
If none of those options work, you can always boot into the BIOS or UEFI. The motherboard model number and manufacturer are usually plainly displayed somewhere on the BIOS or UEFI main menu.
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