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Bios, Chipset and MotherBoard Identification |
AMI BIOS/Motherboard
Identify your AMI Bios by number to find the manufacturer.
http://www.windrivers.com/identity/mboard/amibios.htm
AWARD BIOS/Motherboard
Identify your AWARD Bios by number to find the manufacturer.
http://www.windrivers.com/identity/mboard/awardbios.htm
EXAMPLE:
Identifying your AMI BIOS
NON-AMI Motherboards
Overseas Motherboard Manufacturers
To find your overseas motherboard manufacturer, please look at the third
(3) set of numbers in your BIOS string.
Please read how to identify your motherboard.
Find the corresponding numbers in your BIOS string match them with the numbers below.
EXAMPLE:
51-0102-1101-00111111-101094-AMIS123-P,
this BIOS string would indicate SUNLOGIX INC.
1101 SUNLOGIX INC.
1102 SOYO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1105 AUTOCOMPUTER CO., LTD.
1106 Dynasty Computer Inc.
1107 DATAEXPERT CORP.
1108 CHAPLET SYSTEMS INC.
1109 FAIR FRIEND ENT. CO., LTD.
1111 PAOKU P&C CO., LTD.
1112 AQUARIUS SYSTEMS INC.
1113 MICRO LEADER ENTERPRISES CORP.
1114 IWILL CORP.
1115 SENOR SCIENCE CO., LTD.
1116 CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
1117 A-TREND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1120 UNICORN COMPUTER CORP.
1121 FIRST INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER. INC.
1122 MICROSTAR COMPUTER CORP.
1123 MAGTRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1124 TEKRAM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1126 CHUNTEX ELEX., CO., LTD.
1128 CHAINTECH COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1130 PAI JUNG ELECTRONIC IND. CO., LTD.
1131 ELITEGROUP COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1132 DKINE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
1133 SERITECH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
1135 ACER INCORPORATED
1136 SUN's ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
1138 WIN-WIN ELECRONIC CO., LTD.
1140 ANGINE LIMITED TAIWAN BRANCH (H. K.)
1141 NUSEED TECHNOLOGY INC.
1142 FIRICH ENTERPRISES CO., LTD
1143 CRETE SYSTEMS INC.
1144 VISTA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1146 TASTE CORPORATION.
1147 INTEGRATED TECBNOLOGY EXPRESS, INC.
1150 ACHITEC CORPORATION LTD.
1151 ACCOS ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
1152 TOP-THUNDER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1154 SAN LI TECHNOLOGY GO., LTD.
1156 TECHNICA HOUSE INCORPORATION.
1158 HI-COM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1159 TWINHEAD INTERNATIONAL CORP.
1161 MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
1163 SOFTEK SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
1165 MERCURY COMPUTER CORPORATION
1169 MICRO-STAR INT'L CO., LTD.
1170 TAIWAN IGEL CO., LTD.
1171 SHING YUNN ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE CORP.
1176 SIGMA COMPUTER CORP.
1178 CLEVO CO.
1188 Quanta Computer Inc.
1195 GNS TECHNOLOIES INC.
1196 UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO.
1197 GOLDEN WAY ELECTRONIC CORP.
1199 GIGA BYTE CO., LTD.
1201 NEW TECH INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
1203 SUNREX TECHNOLOGY CORP.
1204 BESTEKCOMPUTER CO., LTD.
1209 PURETEK INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1210 RISE COMPUTER INC.
1211 DIAMOND FLOWER ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
1214 REVER COMPUTER INC.
1218 ELITE COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1223 BIOSTAR MICROTECH INTL. CORP.
1225 YUNGLIN TECHNOLOGY CORP.
1234 LEADMAN ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
1241 MUSTEK CORPORATION
1242 AMPTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1244 FLYTECH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1246 COSMOTECH COMPUTER CORP.
1247 ABIT COMPUTER CORP.
1256 LUCKY STAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1258 FOUR STAR COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1259 GVC CORPORATION
1262 ARIMA COMPUTER CORP.
1266 MODULA TECH. CO., LTD.
1271 TIDAL TECHNOLONGIES INC.
1273 UFO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1274 FULL YES INDUSTRIAL CORP.
1276 JET WAY INFORMATION CO., LTD.
1277 TARNG BOW CO., LTD.
1281 EFA CORPORATION
1283 ADVANCE CREATIVE COMPUTER CORP.
1284 LUNG HWA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
1291 TAIWAN MYCOMP CO., LTD.
1292 ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
1297 DD&TT ENTERPRISE INC.
1301 TAKEN CORPORATION
1304 DUAL ENTERPRISES CORPORATION
1309 PROTRONIC ENTERPRISES CORP.
1317 NEW COMM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1318 UNITRON INCORPORATED
1343 HOLCO ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
1346 SNOBOL INDUSTRIAL CORP.
1351 SINGDAK ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
1353 J. BOND COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORP.
1354 PROTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
1367 COXSWAIN TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
1371 ADI CORP.
1373 SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP.
1379 WIN TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
1391 ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
1392 ACC TAIWAN INC.
1393 PLATO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1396 TATUNG CO.
1398 SPRING CIRCLE COMPUTER INC.
1404 ALPTECH LOGIC PRODUCTS INC.
1421 WELL JOIN INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
1422 LABWAY COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1437 HSING TECH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
1440 GREAT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
1451 ECEL SYSTEMS CORP.
1452 UNITED HITECH CORPORATION
1453 KAI MEI ELECTRONIC CORP.
1461 HEDONIC COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1462 ARCHE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
1470 FLEXUS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY.
1472 DATACOM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1484 MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP.
1490 GREAT TEK CORP.
1491 PRESIDENT TECHNOLOGY INC.
1493 ARTDEX COMPUTER CORP.
1494 PRO TEAM COMPUTER CORP.
1500 NETCON CO., LTD.
1503 UP RIGHT TECH CO., LTD.
1514 WUU LIN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
1519 EPOX COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1526 EAGLE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTC.
1531 FORCE SYSTEM INC.
1540 BCM COMPUTERS CO., LTD.
1546 GOLDEN HORSE COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1549 CT CONTINENTAL CORP.
1564 RANDOM TECHNOLOGY INC.
1576 JETTA COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1585 GLEEM INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
1588 BOSER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1593 ADVANTECH CO., LTD.
1608 CONSOLIDATED MARKETING CORP.
1612 DATAVAN INTERNATIONAL CORP.
1617 HONOTRON CORPORATION
1618 UNION GENIUS COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1621 NEW PARADISE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
1622 R.P.T. INTERGROUPS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
1628 DIGITAL EQUIPMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD
1630 ISTON COMPUTER CORP.
1647 LANTIC INC.
1652 ASE TECHNOLOGISE INC.
1655 KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY INC.
1656 STORAGE SYSTEM INC.
1658 MACROTEK INTERNATIONAL CORP.
1666 CAST TECHNOLOGY INC.
1671 CORDIAL FAR EAST CORP.
1672 LAPRO CORPORATION
1675 ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC CORP.
1685 HIGH ABILITY COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1691 GAIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1707 CHAINING COMPUTER & COMMUNICTION CO
1708 E-SAN ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
1719 TAIWAN TURBO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1720 FANTAS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1723 NTK COMPUTER INC.
1727 TRIPOD TECHNOLOGY CORP.
1737 AY RUEY INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
1739 JETPRO INFOTECH CO., LTD.
1743 MITAC INC.
1762 ANSOON TECHNOLOGY CO.
1770 ACER INCORPORATEC
1771 TOYEN COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1774 ACER SERTEK INC.
1776 JOSS TECHNOLOGY LTD.,
1780 ACROSSER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1783 EFAR MICROSYSTEMS, INC. TAIWAN BRAN
1788 SYSTEX CORPORATION
1792 U-BOARD COMPUTERIZE LTD
1794 CMT-TAIWAN, INC.
1796 J&J TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1801 PALIT MICROSYSTEMS INC.
1806 INTERPLANETARY INFORMATION CO., LTD
1807 EXPERT ELECTRONIC CORP.
1810 ELECHANDS INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
1815 POWERTECH ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
1820 OVIS ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.
1823 INLOG MICRO SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
1826 TerCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
1827 ANPRO INC.
1828 AXIOM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1840 NEW UNION H.K. LTD. NEW UNION H.K. LTD.
1845 PC DIRECT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1846 GARNET INTERNATIONAL CORP.
1847 BRAIN POWER CO.
1850 HTR Asia Paclflc inc.
1853 VERIDATA ELECTRONICS INC.
1856 SMART D&M TECHNOLOGY CO., LDT.
1867 LTH RONG ELECTRONIC ENTERPRISE CO.,
1868 SOYO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (H.K OFFICE)
1879 AEONTECH INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
1881 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
1888 SEAL INTERNATIONAL CORP.
1889 ROCK TECHNOLOGY LO., LTD.
1906 FREEDOM DATA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1914 AQUARIUS SYSTEMS INC.
1917 SOURCE OF COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1918 LANNER ELECTRONICS INC.
1920 IPEX ITG INT'L LTD.
1924 JOIN INCORPORATION
1926 KOU SHENG COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1927 SEAHILL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1928 NEXCOM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
1929 CAM ENTERPRISE INC.
1931 AAEON TECHLOGU CO., LTD.
1932 KUEI HAO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1933 ASMT CORP.
1934 SILVER BALLY INC.
1935 PRODISTI CO., LTD.
1936 CODEGEN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
1937 ORIENTECH ELECTRONICS CORP.,
1938 PROJECT INFORMATION COMPANY LTD.,
1939 ARBOR TECHNOLOGY CORP.
1940 SunTop COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORP.
1941 FUNTECH ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
1942 SUNFLOWER SYSTEMS INC.
1943 NEEDS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
1945 NORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
1947 TEN YUN CO, LTD.
1948 BENEON CO., LTD.
1949 National Advantages Computer Inc.
1950 MITS TECHNOLOGY CO.,
1951 MACROMATE CORP.
1953 ORLYCON ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
1954 CHUNG YU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
1955 YAMASHITA SYSTEMS CORP.
1957 HIGH LARGE CORPORATION.
1958 YOUNG MICRO SYSTEMS
1959 FASTFAME CONPUTTER CO., LTD.
1960 ACQUTEK CORPORATION
1961 DESON TRADE INC.
1962 ASTRA COMMUNICATION CORP.
1963 DIMENSIONS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
1964 MICRON DESIGN TECHNOIOGY LIMITED
1965 CANTTA ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.
1968 KHI WAY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
1969 GEMLIGHT COMPUTER LTD.
1970 MAT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
1973 FUGU TECH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
1974 GREEN TAIWAN COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1975 SUPERTONE ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
1977 AT& T TAIWAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO.
1978 WINCO ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
1980 TERYANG SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
1981 NEXCOM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
1982 CHINA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
1985 TOP UNION ELECTRONICS CORP.
1986 DMP ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
1988 CONCIERGE CO., CTD.
1989 Atherton Technology Co., Ltd.
1990 EXPEN TECH ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
1994 Japan Cere'Bro Computers Inc.(CBR) Japan Cere'Bro Computers Inc.(CBR)
1996 IKON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
1998 CHANG TSENG CORP.
Almost all new 'clone' systems today allow you to enter the CMOS/BIOS by either pressing the 'Delete' or 'F1' key. You will be prompted when first turning on or booting up the computer for the proper key to enter.
Compaq:
Generally Compaq Setup can be entered by hitting the 'F10' key when
booting up. As soon as you see the cursor go to the upper right hand side
of the screen, hit 'F10'. Compaq setup program resides on a small
partition on the hard drive and if you have fdisked and reformatted or
installed a new hard drive you will need to use the Compaq setup program
from here:
Dell:
Older Dells (486 models) require you to enter the sequence:
CTRL-ALT-ENTER.
Hewlett Packard:
Pentium Systems: Hold down the F1 key upon startup/bootup.
IBM Thinkpads:
Thinkpads using IBM BIOS (Early Models):
Press CTRL-ALT-INS when cursor is in upper-right corner of screen.
Thinkpads using IBM BIOS (Later Models):
Press and hold F1 key while powering-up laptop.
Thinkpads using Phoenix BIOS:
Press CTRL-ALT-F11 from DOS prompt.
Packard Bell:
Early models (386,486) require the sequence Ctrl-ALT-S at any time.
NEC Versa Notebooks:
Hold down the F1 key upon startup/bootup.
AST:
Many AST 486's require CTRL-ALT-ESC.
Older models that require setup programs include:
AST
AT&T 6300
Compaq
Epson
Grid
IBM XT/AT/PS2
NEC
Tandy
Zenith
You can download them from here: CMOS/BIOS Setup Programs
Other common key sequences to enter the BIOS
CTRL-ALT-S
CTRL-ALT-Enter
CTRL-ALT-Insert
CTRL-ALT-Esc
F1
F10