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Thread ID: 123169	2012-02-08 06:49:00	How to ID a motherboard - to find drivers	Strommer (42)	Press F1

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1258061	2012-02-08 06:49:00	I have reinstalled WinXP on a PC, and need to install the motherboard drivers (etc), but I do not know what kind of mb it is - I cannot see any ID on the mb itself. Is there a program that can ID it? The original set up disks are not available. FWIW - I managed to activate WinXP using the telephone option, as I cannot get internet connection without the drivers. Hopefully I do not have to disassemble the PC in order to ID the mb. :p	Strommer (42)
1258062	2012-02-08 06:51:00	Check this website, using the device IDs from Device Manager: http://www.pcidatabase.com/	jwil1 (65)
1258063	2012-02-08 06:55:00	Or install Pcwizard or Speccy. Or run System information. Go to whatever device in device manager then go to the details tab. Change it to hardware ids. Copy and paste whats here into notepad / copy it to something thats connected to the net. Then paste it in Google or something	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1258064	2012-02-08 07:13:00	OK Thanks guys. I was brain dead (aka frustrated n tired) when I posted, then woke up and decided to google the Q and found 'Everest' - put it on a stick and installed it, and have a big list of hardware ID's. Now my problem is finding downloading and installing the correct drivers. Previously I have always used installation disks. Have a look here (dell.driversdown.com). The mb is a Dell Dimension 2400 (no need to groan - I know it is not the best but the PC will just be used for simple tasks). My new Q is: Can I download a LAN driver (or whatever it is called) to get the PC on the internet, and then have the other drivers download via Windows Update or some other means, rather than go through the list shown on the page given in the above link? [edit] Bugger #$X!X!! that page of drivers is bogus - when I clicked to download a driver I got a spam page.	Strommer (42)
1258065	2012-02-08 07:19:00	If the case looks like this, the drivers are here (www.dell.com). WIndowsupdate MAY find them. Once, you install the NIC drivers. You cant install ANY NIC driver. It has to be the right one. Install the chipset drivers FIRST, then everything else (you may have to reboot after installing the chipset drivers). Dont go to any site to get the drivers etc. As you found out some are bogus. And will install crap on your system	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1258066	2012-02-08 07:20:00	The Dell site is no help as apparently I need a 'service tag': www.dell.com	Strommer (42)
1258067	2012-02-08 07:23:00	Speedy, your link takes me to the Dell support page, not an image of the case. When I click on any of the 3 "No" options, the "Continue" button does not work.	Strommer (42)
1258068	2012-02-08 07:23:00	Link works here. The pic is on the top left, and OS and drivers are down the bottom. You may have to copy/paste what it shows under hardware ids for each device. Theres more than one driver for this Dell	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1258069	2012-02-08 07:24:00	If the case looks like this, the drivers are here (www.dell.com). WIndowsupdate MAY find them. Once, you install the NIC drivers. You cant install ANY NIC driver. It has to be the right one. Install the chipset drivers FIRST, then everything else (you may have to reboot after installing the chipset drivers). Dont go to any site to get the drivers etc. As you found out some are bogus. And will install crap on your system Speedy, your link takes me to the Dell support page, not an image of the case. When I click on any of the 3 "No" options, the "Continue" button does not work.	Strommer (42)
1258070	2012-02-08 07:30:00	Link works here. The pic is on the top left, and OS and drivers are down the bottom. You may have to copy/paste what it shows under hardware ids for each device. Theres more than one driver for this Dell ???!!! I have tried that page (www.dell.com) in Chrome and FF and I cannot get it to work. :badpc:	Strommer (42)
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