Without even turning on a system you should be able to determine the motherboard as well as the other components in the configuration. To get to the answer you desire make sure you type in the entire model number of your system in a search engine like Google. The results can be tricky, but look for a link that has your CPU manufacturer in the name aka a page on their website. Just like in another type of item with a certain moter driving the device a motherboard will be listed according to the model of the system you have. To get even further details the year and a few other questions may be brought up, so for serious inquiries to these question and more have been answered in an eBook from ANTCPU. http://antcpu.books.officelive.com/ebook1.aspx
There are a number of softwares and programs that are used to detect the type of the motherboard. The CPU-Z software is the most commonly used software fr this purpose.
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 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