Holly Bostick wrote: [snip] > But hopefully it's just that my mobo is old (before such information > became really ubiquitous to be transmitted) and not that it's cheap and > corners have been cut (which would then be a concern to the OP). > > Holly
It's probably age related, but price/cost might have something to do with it too. I am using lshw (which like other similar utility applications also includes dmidecode) and because I am running an antique ;-) I can see rather limited info regarding my *cheap* and *old* mobo: ================= ]# lshw study1 description: Computer width: 32 bits *-core description: Motherboard physical id: 0 *-memory description: System memory physical id: 0 size: 255MB *-cpu product: Pentium III (Coppermine) vendor: Intel Corp. physical id: 1 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] version: 6.8.1 size: 600MHz width: 32 bits capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse *-cache:0 description: L1 cache physical id: 0 size: 32KB *-cache:1 description: L2 cache physical id: 1 size: 256KB ================= Further down it mentions VIA ApolloPro and I can get a more detailed idea of my chipset, but still no idea which motherboard make or model this sample of engineering is wearing. Looking at the manual of the motherboard I see three different part Nos on the front, so although I can noe guess the make I am none the wiser of the exact model. In cases like mine it may unavoidable to open the PC case, which should take the whole lot of three minutes (2 minutes looking for a screw driver and 1 minute undoing the couple of screws :-) Modern cases have thumb screw(s) and side access which makes the whole exercise sooo easy, it may be well worth going for it. The part/model Nos on the circuit board is usually a dead give away. However, if even partial info is obtainable from dmicode, lshw, et al. then getting down and dirty may not be necessary. A bit of googling often reveals the rest, along with latest BIOS patches, downloadable manuals, etc. Personally, I would always open the case (I'm curious like that), but understand that if the PC is in the loft, your garage, or 100 miles away then that approach may not be an option. -- Regards, Mick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list