How to Identify Motherboards Using Phoenix BIOS

Motherboard BIOS manufacturers are easy to identify once you know where to look. In fact, the motherboard BIOS manufacturer is shown every time you boot the computer. A splash screen is shown that covers the information, so it's normally hidden. Finding the Phoenix manufacturer information (as well as others) is accomplished by rebooting the computer and pressing a few keys.

Instructions

1. Turn off the computer. You can also reboot the computer, but turning off the computer gives you more time to press the necessary buttons to view the BIOS information.

2. Power on the computer. When the machine turns on, wait a few seconds for the splash screen to appear. The splash screen is the first image seen when turning on a computer.

3. Click the "Esc" key as soon as the splash screen is shown. Once you click Escape, the DOS prompt is shown as well as the machine's loading responses that are normally hidden by the splash screen.

4. View the system BIOS information. If the BIOS manufacturer is Phoenix, it's shown as the first line in the DOS screen. It also displays a version of the BIOS next to the Phoenix identity code.

5. Press the "Pause" key on the keyboard if the machine boots too fast to view the text. After you've pressed the "Esc" key, you can press the "Pause" key to give you more time to view the BIOS version and take note of the BIOS information.

References

• mbarron.net