Computer technology has long been firmly established in our lives.Over time, their effect is only amplified, nobody will be surprised by the presence of a personal computer: it is in almost every home.But, surprisingly, few owners of PC-versed in its technical component.Some have never seen what it looks like inside the system unit, and even to touch it once again afraid.This attitude leads to the fact that to carry out any technical work with computers is necessary to cause the wizard.Moreover, even for very little intervention, such as to determine the motherboard.But it can be done by yourself in the presence of common knowledge.
What is a motherboard?
motherboard is called, in fact, the main component of the computer.It is connected to it all the other modules and components, although it happens that some initially integrated.And it affects the ability to further improve your computer by replacing these components.Therefore, the choice of motherboard is very important and perhaps decisive in building a computer.Especially for the further modernization of the performance of the entire device, the opportunity to make it more modern.With the advent of new technologies and changing requirements to the motherboard.The old are no longer able to support newer hardware.Not to be mistaken with the purchase, it is important to know in advance how to determine the motherboard and its characteristics.
Methods for determining
So you want to upgrade your computer and wondered how to determine the motherboard installed on it.Either there was a need to install new drivers.What if the type and manufacturer of the device is unknown?Firstly, it should be noted that there are several ways to find out the motherboard.And if one of them did not fit, you can always try another.
Visually
safest possible solution would be armed with a screwdriver and courage (especially if you've never ever look inside), and use them to open the computer chassis.So you can read the name and model of motherboard on itself, it will also contain information about the manufacturer.Such a label (label is sometimes applied paint) should theoretically be present in each motherboard.But sometimes it can not find.In this case, there are other ways to solve problems.
Special programs
How to determine the motherboard, without resorting to radical measures, and without opening the case of the system unit?Here you will be specialized programs, the most popular of which is still Everest.Utility for the present a bit outdated, but for our purposes is quite suitable.To use it you will need to log in through the admin account.After downloading and installing Everest to run.We are interested in the tab "Devices" - namely, the item "motherboard", which refers to embedded devices.By clicking on it, you can see not only the general information about the type and manufacturer, but more detailed information about all installed components.
information when loading or documents
When you turn on your computer and load the operating system, you probably noticed the different informational messages that appear on the screen.One of them (usually the first or second picture) contains information on the motherboard.The disadvantage of this method is that the picture is kept on the screen briefly, melknuv just a few seconds.Also, not all motherboards support this feature.And, of course, when buying a computer and accompanied by relevant documents.For many reasons, they need to be saved, because one day they may be useful.As in that case.Carefully scrolling through documents, you will surely find all the information about your motherboard.
