You can also try looking at the motherboard itself to see if the chipset information is printed on it.

A listing of motherboard manufacturers is available on our motherboard links page. Once the brand and model of the motherboard are identified, you can visit the motherboard manufacturer's website for online documentation or a software utility to determine the chipset.

How to find the type of computer motherboard.

Motherboard identificationĪnother method of determining the motherboard chipset is by identifying the motherboard installed in the computer. Locate chipset drivers for download from our motherboard drivers page. If you do not have a CD that installs these drivers, continue to the next step to identify the chipset. If you are attempting to identify your chipset because you need to install drivers, most motherboards come with a CD with those drivers on it. If there is no chipset entry in the Device Manager it may be because the chipset drivers are not installed on your computer. An example of a motherboard chipset entry in Device Manager is shown in the picture below. As there are multiple entries under System devices in Device Manager, look for an entry that mentions 'chipset' and one of the manufacturers listed above. The chipset of the motherboard is probably ALI, AMD, Intel, NVidia, VIA, or SIS. If you are looking for the chipset of the motherboard and are running Microsoft Windows, you can find the chipset information under the System devices category in the Windows Device Manager. If you have any documentation that came with your motherboard, we recommend you refer to that first. The user manual is the quickest and easiest way to determine what chipset your motherboard uses.

Review the options below for help on determining the chipset of the motherboard installed in your computer.

Intel chipset identification utility