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    What brand is my motherboard?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by zijin_cheng, Jul 23, 2011.

  1. zijin_cheng

    zijin_cheng Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, I have a dv5-1157ca, the Canadian version of the dv5t, and I was wondering does anyone know what brand the motherboard is?

    Is it an asus or gigabyte?
     
    zijin_cheng, Jul 23, 2011
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  2. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Most manufacturers do not reveal the OEM's for their notebook motherboards since they are usually custom built for the laptop unlike desktop motherboards. My guess would be foxconn or quanta.
     
    miner, Jul 23, 2011
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  3. zijin_cheng

    zijin_cheng Notebook Evangelist

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    crap ok thanks
     
    zijin_cheng, Jul 23, 2011
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    justinkw1 Notebook Virtuoso

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    It should be Quanta. At least for the majority of HP consumer notebooks. :)
     
    justinkw1, Jul 24, 2011
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    why does it matter?
     
    newsposter, Jul 24, 2011
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    cheesiechimp Newbie

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    You can try and check your hardware configuration using the Hardware Lister (lshw) option in PartedMagic.

    * Download the PartedMagic .iso and burn it onto a CD
    * boot using this CD and launch Hardware Lister ( see here)

    Here's a section of the output for my DV6T Quad Edition

    Motherboard
    product 1657
    vendor Hewlett-Packard
    physid 0
    version 10.22

    Like @miner said, may not reveal the actual manufacturer.
     
    cheesiechimp, Jul 28, 2011
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  7. Th3_uN1Qu3

    Th3_uN1Qu3 Notebook Deity

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    Everest usually shows the OEM.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Jul 30, 2011
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