I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.

Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
for it.

Here are the specs for the motherboard:

478 socket

red color

4 PCI slots

1 AGP 8X slot

2 banks for DIMM

2 banks for DDR

The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.

It also has

2 USB ports

1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)

1 parallel port

2 serial ports

The BIOS is AMI.

Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.

Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?

Thank you all !

In alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus aicnevivnoc@gmail.com wrote:
> I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
> 
> Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
> for it.
> 
> Here are the specs for the motherboard:
> 
> 478 socket
> 
> red color
> 
> 4 PCI slots
> 
> 1 AGP 8X slot
> 
> 2 banks for DIMM
> 
> 2 banks for DDR
> 
> The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
> 
> It also has
> 
> 2 USB ports
> 
> 1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
> 
> 1 parallel port
> 
> 2 serial ports
> 
> The BIOS is AMI.
> 
> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
> I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
> 
> Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
> anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
> 
> Thank you all !

There ought to be an FCC approval ID somewhere on it. You can search on
that in the FCC.govsite to locate the maker and board model.

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea@mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin 

> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,


did you use a magnifying glass?

> I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.

don't modern OS install routines probe the board and self select and
provide needed drivers?

-- 
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openSUSE Linux 10.3, 2.6.22.19-0.2-default #1 SMP i686 athlon

aicnevivnoc@gmail.com writes:
>Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
>anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?

Try dmidecode.

Followups set to comp.os.linux.hardware.

- anton
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http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/home.html

CPU-Z might do it....

It's better for you to take a HD photo of your motherboard and attach a 
URL link to it here.

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On May 7, 8:10=A0am, an...@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl)
wrote:
> aicneviv...@gmail.com writes:
> >Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
> >anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
>
> Try dmidecode.
>
> Followups set to comp.os.linux.hardware.
>
> - anton
> --
> M. Anton Ertl =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Some things have to =
be seen to be believed
> an...@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at Most things have to be believed to be se=
enhttp://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/home.html

Take some pictures and post them up someplace.

In the past I have used a prog called sister sandra and Crucial's Baleric 
adviser to sort this problem. 

In article <555c7bce-19d7-4b40-ab17-e901bd747db7@d2g2000pra.googlegroups.com>, aicnevivnoc@gmail.com wrote:
>I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
>
>Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
>for it.
>
>Here are the specs for the motherboard:
>
>478 socket
>
>red color
>
>4 PCI slots
>
>1 AGP 8X slot
>
>2 banks for DIMM
>
>2 banks for DDR
>
>The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
>
>It also has
>
>2 USB ports
>
>1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
>
>1 parallel port
>
>2 serial ports
>
>The BIOS is AMI.
>
>Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
>I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
>
>Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
>anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
>
>Thank you all !


MSI uses alot of red color in its Motherboard and Video cards

http://us.msi.com/



If you have the system up and running go to here

http://download.cnet.com/Everest-Ultimate-Edition/3000-2086_4-10499291.html

 and download 

Everest Ultimate Edition 5.01.1700

its a 30 day trial but will tell you everything you want to know about the 
board and chipset etc.....

In article <i8BMl.28901$j7.492621@news.indigo.ie>, "Bill" <Bill@yahoo.com> wrote:
>In the past I have used a prog called sister sandra and Crucial's Baleric 
>adviser to sort this problem. 
>
>

Thats Sisoft Sandra.
http://www.sisoftware.net/

On 7 Mai, 13:13, aicneviv...@gmail.com wrote:
> I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
>
> Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
> for it.
>
> Here are the specs for the motherboard:
>
> 478 socket
>
> red color
>
> 4 PCI slots
>
> 1 AGP 8X slot
>
> 2 banks for DIMM
>
> 2 banks for DDR
>
> The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
>
> It also has
>
> 2 USB ports
>
> 1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
>
> 1 parallel port
>
> 2 serial ports
>
> The BIOS is AMI.
>
> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
> I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.

It looks like something MSI would make for OEM marked. Try MSI's "live-
update" (assuming XP is installed), and you may get that onboard sound
card to work. Because, everything else's working, including high speed
USB, right?

"Chrisjoy" > It looks like something MSI would make for OEM market.

That'd be my guess as well, without any additional information.

Jon 

<aicnevivnoc@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:555c7bce-19d7-4b40-ab17-e901bd747db7@d2g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
>I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
>
> Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
> for it.
>
> Here are the specs for the motherboard:
>
> 478 socket
>
> red color
>
> 4 PCI slots
>
> 1 AGP 8X slot
>
> 2 banks for DIMM
>
> 2 banks for DDR
>
> The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
>
> It also has
>
> 2 USB ports
>
> 1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
>
> 1 parallel port
>
> 2 serial ports
>
> The BIOS is AMI.
>
> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
> I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
>
> Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
> anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
>
> Thank you all !

If you can fire it up with minimal parts the motherboard info should appear 
on the first boot screen.
I've also had some luck googling the serial numbers on the board.

Anton Ertl wrote:
> aicnevivnoc@gmail.com writes:
>> Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
>> anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
> 
> Try dmidecode.
> 
> Followups set to comp.os.linux.hardware.
> 
Good choice. Mine starts out:

# dmidecode 2.7
SMBIOS 2.31 present.
43 structures occupying 1375 bytes.
Table at 0xF7EF9000.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 20 bytes.
BIOS Information
         Vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
         Version: 6.00
         Release Date: 09/18/03
         Address: 0xE5710
         Runtime Size: 108784 bytes
         ROM Size: 512 kB
         Characteristics:
                 PCI is supported
                 PNP is supported
                 APM is supported
                 BIOS is upgradeable
                 BIOS shadowing is allowed
                 ESCD support is available
                 Boot from CD is supported
                 Selectable boot is supported
                 BIOS ROM is socketed
                 EDD is supported
                 3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                 ACPI is supported
                 USB legacy is supported
                 LS-120 boot is supported
                 ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported
                 BIOS boot specification is supported

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 25 bytes.
System Information
         Manufacturer: Supermicro
         Product Name: X5DP8
         Version: 0123456789
         Serial Number: 0123456789
         UUID: Not Settable
         Wake-up Type: Power Switch

With my motherboard, some of that information is printed right on the 
motherboard.

It says the following at the rear left top side of the m.b.:

Super μ
X5DP* G2
Rev. 11
(mine is not 11, but I do not want to open the case to see what it is.)


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aicnevivnoc@gmail.com wrote:
> I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
> 
> Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
> for it.
> 
> Here are the specs for the motherboard:
> 
> 478 socket
> 
> red color
> 4 PCI slots
> 1 AGP 8X slot
> 2 banks for DIMM
> 2 banks for DDR
> The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
> It also has
> 2 USB ports
> 1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
> 1 parallel port
> 2 serial ports
> The BIOS is AMI.
> 
> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
> I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
> 
> Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
> anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
> 
> Thank you all !

You don't need to identify the brand. You're already doing a good job,
by identifying the chipset.

To start, you need to improve the accuracy of your
guess about the Northbridge. The VT8233 makes sense
as a Southbridge chip. My guess would be the Northbridge
is something like P4X266, as it supports DDR266 and
PC133 SDRAM memory types. There is a list of chipsets here.

http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/desktop-chipsets.jsp

If you go to viaarena.com , you can look for "chipset or platform driver".
The Hyperion package is for newer chipsets. You'd want the
"Retro chipset VIA 4in1 drivers" (depending on whether my guess
about the Northbridge is close).

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2

    "Retro chipset VIA 4in1 drivers"

    "The driver package is recommended for use with the following chipsets:
     MVP#, Apollo Pro## series, KT1##, KN1##, KM1##, KT2##, KT333, KN2##, KM2##, P4X2##, P4X3##, P4M2##"

In any case, if you can do a basic install, with a CDROM drive,
one hard drive, you can download one of the utilities the other
people have mentioned, to get more info about what is on board.

A critical component, for that to happen, is the Ethernet interface.
You didn't mention what Ethernet chip is used. Some of the
VIA chipsets, have the MAC part of the Ethernet (Media Access Controller),
inside the chipset. A PHY chip sits outside, to complete the design.
You could check the section here, and download a driver so that
you'll have networking after your basic install.

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2&OSID=1&CatID=1190

If the MAC/PHY solution is a complete external solution, then you should
identify the part number of that chip, so you can find a network
driver. For example, if the motherboard used a separate Intel
networking chip, you'd go to the Intel site to get a driver.

Depending on the vintage of your OS install CD, it is quite possible
it will all work when you install. (For example, when I installed
WinXP on my latest VIA chipset board, it all worked out of the box.
So I could reach the network without a problem.) If you have a
working network interface, tidying up the driver installation
should be a lot easier.

    Paul

aicnevivnoc@gmail.com wrote:

> I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
> 
> Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
> for it.
> 
> Here are the specs for the motherboard:
> 
> 478 socket
> 
> red color
> 
> 4 PCI slots
> 
> 1 AGP 8X slot
> 
> 2 banks for DIMM
> 
> 2 banks for DDR
> 
> The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
> 
> It also has
> 
> 2 USB ports
> 
> 1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
> 
> 1 parallel port
> 
> 2 serial ports
> 
> The BIOS is AMI.
> 
> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
> I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
> 
> Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
> anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
> 
> Thank you all !

The identity is displayed on the first screen right at the bottom when
it boots.

-- 
Best Regards:
                     Baron.

aicnevivnoc@gmail.com wrote:
> I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
> 
> Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
> for it.
> 

Look for an FCC ID number on the board. If you find that, go to

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/page/fcc

and follow the instructions near the bottom of the page.
This searches the FCC database for you

I'm going to say it's a PC Chips M922.
http://www.computery.ru/upgrade/numbers/2002/045/images/N_I_M922.jpg
<http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWebSite/Downloads/ProductsDetail_Download.aspx?detailid=147&DetailName=New&DetailDesc=&CategoryID=1&MenuID=6&LanID=2>

On Thu, 7 May 2009 04:13:49 -0700 (PDT), aicnevivnoc@gmail.com wrote:

>I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
>
>Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
>for it.
>
>Here are the specs for the motherboard:
>
>478 socket
>
>red color
>
>4 PCI slots
>
>1 AGP 8X slot
>
>2 banks for DIMM
>
>2 banks for DDR
>
>The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
>
>It also has
>
>2 USB ports
>
>1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
>
>1 parallel port
>
>2 serial ports
>
>The BIOS is AMI.
>
>Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
>I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
>
>Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
>anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
>
>Thank you all !

andy wrote:
> I'm going to say it's a PC Chips M922.
> http://www.computery.ru/upgrade/numbers/2002/045/images/N_I_M922.jpg
> <http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWebSite/Downloads/ProductsDetail_Download.aspx?detailid=147&DetailName=New&DetailDesc=&CategoryID=1&MenuID=6&LanID=2>
> 

If that is the case, the manual mentioned the JP1 jumper. Don't
power up the motherboard, until the RAM type, and the setting for
JP1 have been verified.

JP1: DRAM Voltage (VCC)
This jumper enables to select voltage of DRAM.

Function       Jumper Setting
2.5V (DDR)     Open Pins 1-2
3.3V (SDR)     Short Pins 1-2

Only one kind of RAM should be installed at any one time.
The jumper JP1 should reflect the kind of RAM used.

    Paul


> On Thu, 7 May 2009 04:13:49 -0700 (PDT), aicnevivnoc@gmail.com wrote:
> 
>> I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
>>
>> Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
>> for it.
>>
>> Here are the specs for the motherboard:
>>
>> 478 socket
>>
>> red color
>>
>> 4 PCI slots
>>
>> 1 AGP 8X slot
>>
>> 2 banks for DIMM
>>
>> 2 banks for DDR
>>
>> The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
>>
>> It also has
>>
>> 2 USB ports
>>
>> 1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
>>
>> 1 parallel port
>>
>> 2 serial ports
>>
>> The BIOS is AMI.
>>
>> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
>> I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
>>
>> Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
>> anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
>>
>> Thank you all !
> 

Thank you all for your very helpful advises.

I finally found the info and am downloading the drivers now. :)

Thank you again !!

On May 7, 1:25=A0pm, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
> andy wrote:
> > I'm going to say it's a PC Chips M922.
> >http://www.computery.ru/upgrade/numbers/2002/045/images/N_I_M922.jpg
> > <http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWebSite/Downloads/ProductsDetail_Downloa.=
...>
>
> If that is the case, the manual mentioned the JP1 jumper. Don't
> power up the motherboard, until the RAM type, and the setting for
> JP1 have been verified.
>
> JP1: DRAM Voltage (VCC)
> This jumper enables to select voltage of DRAM.
>
> Function =A0 =A0 =A0 Jumper Setting
> 2.5V (DDR) =A0 =A0 Open Pins 1-2
> 3.3V (SDR) =A0 =A0 Short Pins 1-2
>
> Only one kind of RAM should be installed at any one time.
> The jumper JP1 should reflect the kind of RAM used.
>
> =A0 =A0 Paul
>
> > On Thu, 7 May 2009 04:13:49 -0700 (PDT), aicneviv...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >> I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
>
> >> Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
> >> for it.
>
> >> Here are the specs for the motherboard:
>
> >> 478 socket
>
> >> red color
>
> >> 4 PCI slots
>
> >> 1 AGP 8X slot
>
> >> 2 banks for DIMM
>
> >> 2 banks for DDR
>
> >> The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
>
> >> It also has
>
> >> 2 USB ports
>
> >> 1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
>
> >> 1 parallel port
>
> >> 2 serial ports
>
> >> The BIOS is AMI.
>
> >> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
> >> I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
>
> >> Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
> >> anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
>
> >> Thank you all !

On May 8, 9:10=A0am, aicneviv...@gmail.com wrote:
> Thank you all for your very helpful advises.
>
> I finally found the info and am downloading the drivers now. :)
>
> Thank you again !!
>
> On May 7, 1:25=A0pm, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
>
> > andy wrote:
> > > I'm going to say it's a PC Chips M922.
> > >http://www.computery.ru/upgrade/numbers/2002/045/images/N_I_M922.jpg
> > > <http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWebSite/Downloads/ProductsDetail_Downlo=
a...>
>
> > If that is the case, the manual mentioned the JP1 jumper. Don't
> > power up the motherboard, until the RAM type, and the setting for
> > JP1 have been verified.
>
> > JP1: DRAM Voltage (VCC)
> > This jumper enables to select voltage of DRAM.
>
> > Function =A0 =A0 =A0 Jumper Setting
> > 2.5V (DDR) =A0 =A0 Open Pins 1-2
> > 3.3V (SDR) =A0 =A0 Short Pins 1-2
>
> > Only one kind of RAM should be installed at any one time.
> > The jumper JP1 should reflect the kind of RAM used.
>
> > =A0 =A0 Paul
>
> > > On Thu, 7 May 2009 04:13:49 -0700 (PDT), aicneviv...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > >> I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
>
> > >> Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
> > >> for it.
>
> > >> Here are the specs for the motherboard:
>
> > >> 478 socket
>
> > >> red color
>
> > >> 4 PCI slots
>
> > >> 1 AGP 8X slot
>
> > >> 2 banks for DIMM
>
> > >> 2 banks for DDR
>
> > >> The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
>
> > >> It also has
>
> > >> 2 USB ports
>
> > >> 1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
>
> > >> 1 parallel port
>
> > >> 2 serial ports
>
> > >> The BIOS is AMI.
>
> > >> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and mode=
l,
> > >> I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
>
> > >> Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
> > >> anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
>
> > >> Thank you all !

What?!  No pictures?!  No explanation of how you figured it out?!

"GMAN" <winniethe@pooh.com> wrote in message 
news:7pBMl.202416$5Z3.116234@en-nntp-05.dc1.easynews.com...
> In article 
> <555c7bce-19d7-4b40-ab17-e901bd747db7@d2g2000pra.googlegroups.com>, 
> aicnevivnoc@gmail.com wrote:
>>I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
>>
>>Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
>>for it.
>>
>>Here are the specs for the motherboard:
>>
>>478 socket
>>
>>red color
>>
>>4 PCI slots
>>
>>1 AGP 8X slot
>>
>>2 banks for DIMM
>>
>>2 banks for DDR
>>
>>The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
>>
>>It also has
>>
>>2 USB ports
>>
>>1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
>>
>>1 parallel port
>>
>>2 serial ports
>>
>>The BIOS is AMI.
>>
>>Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
>>I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
>>
>>Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
>>anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
>>
>>Thank you all !
>
>
> MSI uses alot of red color in its Motherboard and Video cards
>
> http://us.msi.com/
>
>
>
> If you have the system up and running go to here

Yes indeed, when system is up & running....-;)


>
> http://download.cnet.com/Everest-Ultimate-Edition/3000-2086_4-10499291.html
>
> and download
>
> Everest Ultimate Edition 5.01.1700
>
> its a 30 day trial but will tell you everything you want to know about the
> board and chipset etc.....
>
>
>

"Jon Danniken" <jondanSPAMniken@yaSPAMhoo.com> wrote in message 
news:76g6tlF1d2ldvU1@mid.individual.net...
> "Chrisjoy" > It looks like something MSI would make for OEM market.
>
> That'd be my guess as well, without any additional information.
>
> Jon


There must be some data on the motherboard.
Any digits, letters would  help significantly to
identify this mo/bo.

aicnevivnoc@gmail.com wrote:
> I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
> 
> Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
> for it.
> 
> Here are the specs for the motherboard:
> 
> 478 socket
> 
> red color
> 
> 4 PCI slots
> 
> 1 AGP 8X slot
> 
> 2 banks for DIMM
> 
> 2 banks for DDR
> 
> The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
> 
> It also has
> 
> 2 USB ports
> 
> 1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
> 
> 1 parallel port
> 
> 2 serial ports
> 
> The BIOS is AMI.
> 
> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
> I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
> 
> Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
> anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
> 
> Thank you all !

There are all kinds of programs that will extract motherboard info 
including serial numbers and write it to a file.

On 2009-05-08, Van Chocstraw <boobooililililil@roadrunner.com> wrote:

> There are all kinds of programs that will extract motherboard info 
> including serial numbers and write it to a file.

One of my favorites is lshw:

http://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter

It appears the Parted Magic 4.0 liveCD includes lshw.  I'm sure there are
others.  

nb

On Fri, 08 May 2009 18:41:17 GMT, "McGregor" <mcgregor@virgin.net> put
finger to keyboard and composed:

>"GMAN" <winniethe@pooh.com> wrote in message 
>news:7pBMl.202416$5Z3.116234@en-nntp-05.dc1.easynews.com...
>> In article 
>> <555c7bce-19d7-4b40-ab17-e901bd747db7@d2g2000pra.googlegroups.com>, 
>> aicnevivnoc@gmail.com wrote:
>>>I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
>>>
>>>Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
>>>for it.
>>>
>>>Here are the specs for the motherboard:
>>>
>>>478 socket
>>>
>>>red color
>>>
>>>4 PCI slots
>>>
>>>1 AGP 8X slot
>>>
>>>2 banks for DIMM
>>>
>>>2 banks for DDR
>>>
>>>The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
>>>
>>>It also has
>>>
>>>2 USB ports
>>>
>>>1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
>>>
>>>1 parallel port
>>>
>>>2 serial ports
>>>
>>>The BIOS is AMI.
>>>
>>>Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model,
>>>I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
>>>
>>>Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
>>>anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
>>>
>>>Thank you all !
>>
>>
>> MSI uses alot of red color in its Motherboard and Video cards
>>
>> http://us.msi.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> If you have the system up and running go to here
>
>Yes indeed, when system is up & running....-;)

If the OP's problem is that he/she cannot find the connector for the
power switch, then it can be located as follows.

With mains power disconnected, use a multimeter to test for continuity
between each pin in the motherboard header and ground. Record the
position of these grounded pins. Then connect AC power and allow the
system to sit in standby mode. Now carefully measure the voltage of
the pins adjacent to each ground pin. One or more will probably
measure +5VSB or +3.3VSB depending on the motherboard design. Shorting
the live pin to the adjacent ground pin, with a screwdriver blade,
should start the machine. When the POST screen appears, record the
BIOS ID string or motherboard information.

- Franc Zabkar
-- 
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

On Thu, 07 May 2009 13:56:40 -0400, Paul wrote:

>> 
>> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model

I've never seen a maker brand on a mobo, just a board number like G56PTV 
or such crap, Uusually near 
pci slot 1.

In article <4a0984a1$0$60649$c30e37c6@pit-reader.telstra.net>,
terryc  <newssevenspam-spam@woa.com.au> wrote:
> On Thu, 07 May 2009 13:56:40 -0400, Paul wrote:
> 
> >> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model
> 
> I've never seen a maker brand on a mobo, just a board number like G56PTV 
> or such crap, Uusually near 
> pci slot 1.

You've dealt with the wrong motherboards then.  Both my A7V333 and
M2NE-SLi have "ASUS" on them.

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terryc wrote:
> On Thu, 07 May 2009 13:56:40 -0400, Paul wrote:
> 
>>> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model
> 
> I've never seen a maker brand on a mobo, just a board number like G56PTV 
> or such crap, Uusually near 
> pci slot 1.
> 
My motherboard says Superμ
on it and it is made by SuperMicro.
It also says X5DP*-G2
on it and that is the board type.

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Hactar wrote:
> In article <4a0984a1$0$60649$c30e37c6@pit-reader.telstra.net>,
> terryc  <newssevenspam-spam@woa.com.au> wrote:
>> On Thu, 07 May 2009 13:56:40 -0400, Paul wrote:
>>
>>>> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and model
>> I've never seen a maker brand on a mobo, just a board number like G56PTV 
>> or such crap, Uusually near 
>> pci slot 1.
> 
> You've dealt with the wrong motherboards then.  Both my A7V333 and
> M2NE-SLi have "ASUS" on them.
> 

There used to be a web site called "PCChips Lottery" and it
existed because of the lack of markings on their motherboards.
So it is possible to find motherboards which are hard to identify.
I worked with someone once, who had one of those, and it was
absolutely devoid of markings.

This is an archive of the old "PCChips Lottery" site. The archived copy
may not be fully functional.

http://web.archive.org/web/20060615182530/http://www.stud.fernuni-hagen.de/q3998142/pcchips/index.html

    Paul

Jose > What?!  No pictures?!  No explanation of how you figured it
out?!

Yeah, What did you find and how?
You owe the groups that.

cc emailed


On May 8, 8:10=A0am, aicneviv...@gmail.com wrote:
> Thank you all for your very helpful advises.
>
> I finally found the info and am downloading the drivers now. :)
>
> Thank you again !!
>
> On May 7, 1:25=A0pm, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > andy wrote:
> > > I'm going to say it's a PC Chips M922.
> > >http://www.computery.ru/upgrade/numbers/2002/045/images/N_I_M922.jpg
> > > <http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWebSite/Downloads/ProductsDetail_Downlo=
a...>
>
> > If that is the case, the manual mentioned the JP1 jumper. Don't
> > power up the motherboard, until the RAM type, and the setting for
> > JP1 have been verified.
>
> > JP1: DRAM Voltage (VCC)
> > This jumper enables to select voltage of DRAM.
>
> > Function =A0 =A0 =A0 Jumper Setting
> > 2.5V (DDR) =A0 =A0 Open Pins 1-2
> > 3.3V (SDR) =A0 =A0 Short Pins 1-2
>
> > Only one kind of RAM should be installed at any one time.
> > The jumper JP1 should reflect the kind of RAM used.
>
> > =A0 =A0 Paul
>
> > > On Thu, 7 May 2009 04:13:49 -0700 (PDT), aicneviv...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > >> I am building a P4 machine for my dear old mom.
>
> > >> Someone gave me a motherboard, and I simply couldn't locate any info
> > >> for it.
>
> > >> Here are the specs for the motherboard:
>
> > >> 478 socket
>
> > >> red color
>
> > >> 4 PCI slots
>
> > >> 1 AGP 8X slot
>
> > >> 2 banks for DIMM
>
> > >> 2 banks for DDR
>
> > >> The chipsets are VIA VT8233 and PC400.
>
> > >> It also has
>
> > >> 2 USB ports
>
> > >> 1 sound port (with 3 holes, red, blue and green)
>
> > >> 1 parallel port
>
> > >> 2 serial ports
>
> > >> The BIOS is AMI.
>
> > >> Since there is no marking on the board identifies its maker and mode=
l,
> > >> I don't know where to obtain the required drivers for it.
>
> > >> Can anyone please tell me if there is a motherboard search engine
> > >> anywhere, to help me identify this motherboard?
>
> > >> Thank you all !