

Most motherboards will have branding, names, and model information printed right onto the board itself, although placement is rarely consistent due to the variations in layout of many of the chipset components.

For safety purposes, we recommend doing this while the PC is shut off and the power disconnected.

You or a trusted person can open up and take a look at the motherboard inside your PC directly. Thanks to IT professionals, PC modders, and system overclockers, there are quite a few software options out there that do what the above Windows System Information screen does, but more thoroughly! If that’s the case, you’ll need to use another option. Some motherboards can’t be properly identified here, though, so you may just see “Not Available” or something similar. If you’re lucky, your BaseBoard Manufacturer, Model, Product, and/or Version fields will contain the full brand and model information you need. Once open, you should see items listed as “BaseBoard” a little ways down that list on the right.
