Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-17 Thread Dimitri Maziuk
On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 08:56:06PM -0400, MaD dUCK wrote: > also sprach Dimitri Maziuk (on Wed, 16 May 2001 06:56:47PM -0500): > > In that case I don't see any other option but to go and _carefully_ > > open the fscker. With a flashlight and good eyesight you will find > > whatever info the manufac

Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-16 Thread John Willey
On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 07:40:21PM -0400, MaD dUCK wrote: also sprach ktb (on Wed, 16 May 2001 06:23:07PM -0500): > give the executable an enviornment to work. Finding the board number > would take the time of two boots and a minute or less more. From there > finding the jumpers could take

Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-16 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach Dimitri Maziuk (on Wed, 16 May 2001 06:56:47PM -0500): > In that case I don't see any other option but to go and _carefully_ > open the fscker. With a flashlight and good eyesight you will find > whatever info the manufacturer printed on the board. Hopefully there > will be enough to go

Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-16 Thread Dimitri Maziuk
On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 07:40:21PM -0400, MaD dUCK wrote: > also sprach ktb (on Wed, 16 May 2001 06:23:07PM -0500): > > give the executable an enviornment to work. Finding the board number > > would take the time of two boots and a minute or less more. From there > > finding the jumpers could tak

Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-16 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach ktb (on Wed, 16 May 2001 06:23:07PM -0500): > give the executable an enviornment to work. Finding the board number > would take the time of two boots and a minute or less more. From there > finding the jumpers could take 10 minutes to never. yeah well, you have a point. but then, if

Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-16 Thread ktb
On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 07:16:17PM -0400, MaD dUCK wrote: > also sprach ktb (on Wed, 16 May 2001 05:24:46PM -0500): > > Maybe this isn't a lot of help but there is a couple of programs out > > there that fit on a windows floppy that tells you the board number. That > > can be used to find the manuf

Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-16 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach ktb (on Wed, 16 May 2001 05:24:46PM -0500): > Maybe this isn't a lot of help but there is a couple of programs out > there that fit on a windows floppy that tells you the board number. That > can be used to find the manufacture and hopefully the documentation from > there. I used it on

Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-16 Thread ktb
On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 06:16:54PM -0400, MaD dUCK wrote: > also sprach Brandon High (on Wed, 16 May 2001 03:13:02PM -0700): > > You'll need to know the board manufacturer and BIOS version before upgrading > > the processor. You may need to flash the BIOS to make sure that it supports > > the new C

Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-16 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach Brandon High (on Wed, 16 May 2001 03:13:02PM -0700): > You'll need to know the board manufacturer and BIOS version before upgrading > the processor. You may need to flash the BIOS to make sure that it supports > the new CPU. yes, i am aware of that. it's a standard award bios and i am

Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-16 Thread Brandon High
On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 05:48:00PM -0400, MaD dUCK wrote: > also sprach Colin Watson (on Wed, 16 May 2001 10:40:45PM +0100): > > >is there any way to find out the motherboard make and model number of > > >a running system? i can't take it down... just not an option. but i > > >need the mobo info. >

Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-16 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach Dana J . Laude (on Wed, 16 May 2001 04:49:05PM -0500): > Open up the case and use a flashlight? ;-) That's about the > only option I can think of, but who knows... might just be > a program that does this. yeah well. you do that on a running system with 70 users and you are, um, brave

Re: [users] Re: motherboard info

2001-05-16 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach Colin Watson (on Wed, 16 May 2001 10:40:45PM +0100): > >is there any way to find out the motherboard make and model number of > >a running system? i can't take it down... just not an option. but i > >need the mobo info. > > Assuming it's a PCI system, does /proc/pci give you what you n