How to identify a device > Motherboard
This page explains how to identify the computer's Motherboard
dmidecode
The baseboard version is stored in the motherboard's DMI (Desktop Management Interface) zone. dmidecode can be used to read it.
Base Board Information
# dmidecode --type baseboard
Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 8 bytes
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 1952W5R
Version: Not Available
Serial Number: 0000000000
Handle 0x0025, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
Type: Other
Status: Disabled
Description: IBM Embedded Security hardware
BIOS Version
The bios version is stored in the motherboard's DMI (Desktop Management Interface) zone. dmidecode can be used to read it.
# dmidecode --type 0
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: LENOVO
Version: 79ETD2WW (2.12 )
Release Date: 04/12/2007
Address: 0xDC000
Runtime Size: 144 kB
ROM Size: 2048 kB
Characteristics:
PCI is supported
PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported
PNP 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
ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Targeted content distribution is supported
BIOS Revision: 2.18
Firmware Revision: 1.7and
# dmidecode -t 13
# dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.4 present.
Handle 0x0027, DMI type 13, 22 bytes
BIOS Language Information
Installable Languages: 1
enUS
Currently Installed Language: enUS