1.
Turn
the system power off.
2. Unplug your keyboard or hold down
one of the keys on the keyboard
3. Power-on the system (you should
get a keyboard error)
4. Notice the long string of numbers
in the lower left hand corner of your screen. This
is your BIOS identification string. It will look like
one of these:
51-0102-zz5123-00111111-101094-AMIS123-P
This indicates a motherboard with BIOS from 1991 to
Present. The BIOS identification number for this BIOS
identification string, which is in BOLD and in the
third set of numbers, would be zz5123.
DINT-1123-04990-K8
This indicates a motherboard with BIOS from 1986 -
1990.The BIOS identification number for this BIOS
identification string, which is in BOLD and is in
the second set of numbers, would be 1123.
If the first BOLD number of the second
set of numbers is:
1,
2, 8, or a letter- it is a NON-AMI Taiwanese manufactured
motherboard
3, 4, or 5- it is a TRUE AMI motherboard
50 or 6- it is a NON-AMI US made motherboard
9- it is a Evaluation BIOS for a Taiwanese manufacturer.
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