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    How to identify which mother board I have

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by kleimanr, Sep 23, 2012.

  1. kleimanr

    kleimanr Newbie

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    I have a dell inspiron 1318 with a bad mother board. It appears there was more than one mother board used in this model. How can I determine which one I have? What about the service tag no?
     
    kleimanr, Sep 23, 2012
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  2. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Hello, kleimanr, welcome to NBR.

    You should be able to find the service tag on a sticker located on the back of the laptop.
     
    katalin_2003, Sep 23, 2012
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Sometimes Dell puts an entire UMA FRU P/N along with other things, you may not be able to directly find out which FRU you got from the factory just buy looking at your service tag. The best way is so disassemble the entire laptop and find the Dell FRU DP/N sticker on the motherboard and find out the actual part number.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Sep 23, 2012
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  4. Dellswapnajan

    Dellswapnajan Company Representative

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    Hi,

    As katalin_2003 mentioned your alphanumeric Service Tag can be found on a label on the bottom of your system or at the back of your device. Please open the below mentioned link and refer to the same for more information about finding the Service tag.

    What is a Service Tag and How Do I Locate It? | Dell

    Once you get the Service tag of your system, open the below mentioned link and enter the Service tag in the respective box. Once you click on ‘Submit’ after entering the Service tag it will open a page with the information about your system. Please click on ‘System Configuration’ and then select ‘Components’. It will display the list of components installed in the system initially. You may refer to the same for the information about the Motherboard. Also you can send a private message to me with the Service tag of your system so that I can check the details and get back to you.

    Support | Dell

    In case you wish to disassemble the system as suggested by Tsunade_Hime, you may refer to the Service manual. Please use the below mentioned link to view/download the Inspiron 1318 Service manual.

    https://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1318/en/sm/index.htm

    I hope this helps. Please do reply in case you need any further assistance.

    Thanks & Regards
    Swapnajan MC
    #iworkfordell
     
    Dellswapnajan, Sep 24, 2012
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  5. KSMB

    KSMB Notebook Deity

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    the best thing you can do is to install Everest

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    it tells you exactly which mobo you have.such as: serial number......company........date.......and so on.
     
    KSMB, Sep 24, 2012
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