By Anthony Olszewski COPYRIGHT 2003 Strangely enough -- you'd think that they were shipping smack, or something -- many motherboard manufacturers don't put any sort of brand or contact information on their motherboards or even in their manuals. This state of affairs can turn what should be a simple matter of contacting tech support into a major headache! Luckily, part of the AWARD or AMI BIOS serial number identifies the vendor. AMI BIOS For an AMI BIOS use this procedure to determine the serial number: Turn off the power. Remove the keyboard or hold down one of the keys. Turn on the system (you'll receive a keyboard error). Note the serial number in the lower left hand corner of the screen. This is the BIOS identification string. The serial number will look like this: 51-0102-zz5123-00111111-101094-AMIS123-P With motherboards with BIOS from 1991 to Present the BIOS identification number for this BIOS identification string (the third set of numbers, in bold), would be zz5123. DINT-1123-04990-K8 For Motherboards with BIOS from 1986 - 1990 the BIOS identification number for this BIOS identification string (the second set of numbers,in bold), would be 1123. If the first letter or number of the third set of numbers for motherboards with BIOS from 1991 - Present is: or If the first letter or number of the second set of numbers for motherboards with BIOS from 1986 - 1990 is: 1, 2, 8, or a letter -- it is a Taiwanese manufactured motherboard 3, 4, or 5 -- it is a AMI manufactured motherboard 50 or 6 -- it is a US made motherboard (not AMI) 9 -- it is a Evaluation BIOS for a Taiwanese manufacturer. To find your overseas motherboard manfacturer, please look at the third (3) set of numbers in your BIOS string. Find the corresponding numbers in your BIOS string match them with the numbers below. EXAMPLE: 51-0102-1101-00111111-101094-AMIS123-P, this BIOS string would indicate SUNLOGIX INC. Second Thief, Best Thief New Jersey Short Stories Great New Bike Lock! $25 – Lock Included – Free Shipping in the USA Payment by PayPal – E-mail anthony.olszewski@gmail.com Mail Orders Accepted I Love Hoboken! Hudson County Hate Monger and FBI informant Hal Turner charges in suit: "Criminal activity . . . includes photographs of pre-teen and teenage girls in various states of undress." New York City Politics Message Board Brooklyn Politics: The Saga of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles "Joe" Hynes The Prosecution of New York City Political Activists John O'Hara and Sandra Roper Courts Take Property and Freedom from Judge John Phillips by Declaring him "Mentally Incapacitated" The Trail of the Tiger – Tammany: 1789-1928 Boss Tweed and The History of New York City Political Corruption Theft by deception as a way of life . . . Hudson County Facts James McGreevey vs. Bret Schundler The 2001 Race for Governor of New Jersey Martin Bormann – Nazi in Exile Now on Sale at Amazon Hudson County, New Jersey is a place of many firsts - including genocide and slavery. Political corruption is a tradition here. First issue in a series by Anthony Olszewski – Click HERE to find out more. Print Edition Now on Sale at Amazon Read Online at Google Book Search Advertiser and Distributor Inquiries Welcome Marvin Corwick New Jersey State Employee is Fired "the release of the information, done against the advice of staff and without the authorization of his superiors, showed a lack of good judgment and undermined the hard-earned faith and trust in the division as an impartial assistant to local governments." Page continues BELOW this image! How to Care for Tropical Fish, Parrots, and other Pets

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Examine characters 6 and 7 of the serial number. If the BIOS serial number is 2A59FA3C, the characters A and 3 are important. Characters may be letters or numbers! Check to see if letters are UPPERCASE or lowercase! In many cases, the hardware manufacturer can be determined by matching digits 6 and 7 to the vendor codes (first column) in the table of Award BIOS codes: