ftp://ftp.download.com/pub/win95/utilities/aawsepersonal.exe
Go there, download Sandra, from there you can find out what your motherboard is, what your RAM is and how much you have and most other things you'd like to know about your computer.
You may use the benchmark
if you know who made your PC and itsmodel number OR if you know what motherboardyou have you can search it on the netalso if you have the manual it will say.otherwise check the bios as it almostalways will say what the CPU speed,bus,ram isif all else fails remember that ifyou have a CPU with a 133mhz+ bus then it is prob DDR AMD advertizesthere bus as twice the real speedbecause it works in a way to doublethe effective speed. so 100mhz is 200mhzand 133mhz is 266mhz and so on.if your system is 100mhz (200mhz)then it 100% takes pc100/pc133unless someone put a older cpuin your newer board.
Being lazy, this is the way I'd do it. Go to www.belarc.com, and grab a free copy of Belarc Advisor. This little gem is free for personal use. Run it, and it makes up a COMPLETE inventory of your machine, and all the hardware and software on it. Then, if you go to crucial.com, you can search for ram for your exact model of motherboard. Crucial will show you a list of all types of ram that will work on your particular board, or at least all types that they have available. Simple, easy, takes just a few minutes, and there you go. Slick as a politician at a town meeting.
Another term for motherboard is mainboard.
your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. it is permanently stored on one or two ROM ICs installed on the system board
The BIOS on the motherboard.
A socket is where the cpu plugs into. The socket holds the cpu and allows it to work in the motherboard to do calculations and management for the operating system. A port is an irq opening within the motherboard to allow certain devices that need a communication pathway to properly work. Example old serial port mouse needed a communication port to work properly with the motherboard and operating system.
A system board or a mainboard can be called a motherboard, or "mobo" for short.
On the motherboard
motherboard
Verify that you have selected the right motherboard to install in the system.
Verify that you have selected the right motherboard to install in the system
The motherboard can also be referred to as the Main Board, or the System Board.
Verify that you have selected the right motherboard to install in the system
The motherboard