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Post #120,896
by static
10/11/03 4:51:13 AM
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New I wouldn't have thought so.
Ths BIOS often knows, but I don't know how you'd ask it. AFAIK Windows knows because many motherboards need their own Windows drivers and these can tell Windows what motherboard they think they're on.

Wade.

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
 
Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please

-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.
Post #120,912
by a6l6e6x
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10/11/03 11:04:46 AM
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New Actually, during the Debian boot sequence...
there are some messages that have to do with the chipsets on the motherboard.

"I have seen them!" :)
Alex
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something." -- last words of Pancho Villa (1877-1923)
Post #120,966
by static
10/12/03 2:31:59 AM
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New That's not what I meant.
The chipset can be identified, but that doesn't tell you the actual motherboard. For instance, my Asus P2B-L has a BX chipset, but so does the P2B and the P2B-LS, as do many other boards from other manufacturers.

Wade.

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
 
Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please

-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.
Post #121,058
by inthane-chan
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10/13/03 12:09:38 PM
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New If possible, get info from the POST screen.
Write down anything that looks like a serial number, and then google on that. I've had some luck hunting down the original manufacturer based on that information.
In that final hour, when each breath is a struggle to take, and you are looking back over your life's accomplishments, which memories would you treasure? The empires you built, or the joy you spread to others?

Therin lies the true measure of a man.
     Mobo info from w/in Linux? /proc? - (kmself) - (5) - Oct. 11, 2003, 01:16:37 AM EDT
         I wouldn't have thought so. - (static) - (3) - Oct. 11, 2003, 04:51:13 AM EDT
             Actually, during the Debian boot sequence... - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - Oct. 11, 2003, 11:04:46 AM EDT
                 That's not what I meant. - (static) - (1) - Oct. 12, 2003, 02:31:59 AM EDT
                     If possible, get info from the POST screen. - (inthane-chan) - Oct. 13, 2003, 12:09:38 PM EDT
         try dmidecode - (lordbeatnik) - Oct. 11, 2003, 11:22:22 AM EDT

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