American Megetrends AMIBIOS Identification Strings

  • Overseas Motherboard Manufacturers
  • US Motherboard Manufacturers
  • AMI Motherboard Identification Utility
    Identifying Your Motherboard

    AMI Motherboard Identification Utility is used to assist users in determining the manufacturer of a motherboard using AMIBIOS.

    1. Turn the system power off.
    2. Unplug your keyboard or hold down one of the keys on the keyboard
    3. Power-on the system (you should get a keyboard error)
    4. Notice the long string of numbers in the lower left hand corner of your screen. This is your BIOS identification string. It will look like one of these:

    51-0102-zz5123-00111111-101094-AMIS123-P
    This indicates a motherboard with BIOS from 1991 to Present. The BIOS identification number for this BIOS identification string, which is in BOLD and in the third set of numbers, would be zz5123.
    DINT-1123-04990-K8
    This indicates a motherboard with BIOS from 1986 - 1990.The BIOS identification number for this BIOS identification string, which is in BOLD and is in the second set of numbers, would be 1123.

    If the first BOLD number of the second set of numbers is:

    1, 2, 8, or a letter - it is a NON-AMI Taiwanese manufactured motherboard
    3, 4, or 5 - it is a TRUE AMI motherboard
    50 or 6 - it is a NON-AMI US made motherboard
    9 - it is a Evaluation BIOS for a Taiwanese manufacturer.

    NOTE: If you have a identification number that corresponds to a NON-AMI motherboard you will need to contact the company or person who sold you the product.

    ALL FILES ON THIS WEB SITE AND FTP SITE ARE FOR AMERICAN MEGATRENDS MOTHERBOARDS ONLY.
    IF YOUR MOTHERBOARD DOES NOT HAVE A SERIES NUMBER ON THE BOARD ITSELF OR A SERIES NUMBER WHEN THE COMPUTER BOOTS UP YOU DO NOT HAVE AN AMI MOTHERBOARD. YOU WILL HAVE TO CONTACT YOUR MOTHERBOARD MANUFACTURER FOR ANY SUPPORT OR UPGRADES.

    AMERICAN MEGATRENDS HAS NO WAY OF TELLING WHO MANUFACTURED YOUR MOTHERBOARD. PLEASE CHECK YOUR DOCUMENTATION OR THE BOARD ITSELF.

    Overseas motherboard manfacturer (non-USA)

    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.

    1101 SUNLOGIX INC.
    1102 SOYO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1103 TIDALPOWER TECHNOLOGY INC.
    1105 AUTOCOMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1106 DYNASTY COMPUTER INC.
    1107 DATAEXPERT CORP.
    1108 CHAPLET SYSTEMS INC.
    1109 FAIR FRIEND ENT. CO., LTD.
    1111 PAOKU P&C CO., LTD.
    1112 AQUARIUS SYSTEMS INC.
    1113 MICRO LEADER ENTERPRISES CORP.
    1114 IWILL CORP.
    1115 SENOR SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    1116 CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    1117 A-TREND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1120 UNICORN COMPUTER CORP.
    1121 FIRST INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER INC. (FIC)
    1122 MICROSTAR COMPUTER CORP.
    1123 MAGTRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1124 TEKRAM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1126 CHUNTEX ELEX., CO., LTD.
    1128 CHAINTECH COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1130 PAI JUNG ELECTRONIC IND. CO., LTD.
    1131 ELITEGROUP COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1132 DKINE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    1133 SERITECH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    1135 ACER INCORPORATED
    1136 SUN's ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    1138 WIN-WIN ELECRONIC CO., LTD.
    1140 ANGINE LIMITED TAIWAN BRANCH (H. K.)
    1141 NUSEED TECHNOLOGY INC.
    1142 FIRICH ENTERPRISES CO., LTD
    1143 CRETE SYSTEMS INC.
    1144 VISTA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1146 TASTE CORPORATION.
    1147 INTEGRATED TECBNOLOGY EXPRESS, INC.
    1150 ACHITEC CORPORATION LTD.
    1151 ACCOS ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    1152 TOP-THUNDER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1154 SAN LI TECHNOLOGY GO., LTD.
    1156 TECHNICA HOUSE INCORPORATION.
    1158 HI-COM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    1159 TWINHEAD INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    1161 MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    1163 SOFTEK SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    1165 MERCURY COMPUTER CORPORATION
    1168 RIOWORKS OLOTIONS
    1169 MICRO-STAR INT'L CO., LTD.
    1170 TAIWAN IGEL CO., LTD.
    1171 SHING YUNN ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE CORP.
    1172 GIANTEC INC.
    1175 APPLIED COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    1176 SIGMA COMPUTER CORP.
    1177 HIGH TECH COMPUTER CORP.
    1178 CLEVO CO.
    1180 PADALIN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP.
    1181 LEO SYSTEMS INC.
    1182 ALPHA-TOP CORPORATION.
    1183 MIRLE AUTOMATION CORPORATION
    1184 DELTA ELECTRONICS INC.
    1188 QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    1192 ICP ELECTRONICS INC.
    1193 SER COMM CORP.
    1195 GNS TECHNOLOIES INC.
    1196 UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO.
    1197 GOLDEN WAY ELECTRONIC CORP.
    1199 GIGA BYTE CO., LTD.
    1201 NEW TECH INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    1203 SUNREX TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    1204 BESTEKCOMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1209 PURETEK INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    1210 RISE COMPUTER INC.
    1211 DFI INC. - DIAMOND FLOWER
    1214 REVER COMPUTER INC.
    1218 ELITE COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1221 DARTER TECHNOLOGY INC.
    1222 DOMEX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    1223 BIOSTAR MICROTECH INTL. CORP.
    1225 YUNGLIN TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    1229 DATAWORLD INT'L CORP.
    1234 LEADMAN ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    1235 FORMOSA INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER INC.
    1238 WIN TECH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1241 MUSTEK CORPORATION
    1242 AMPTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1244 FLYTECH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1246 COSMOTECH COMPUTER CORP.
    1247 ABIT COMPUTER CORP.
    1248 MUSE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1251 PORTWELL INFOTECH
    1252 SONO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1256 LUCKY STAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1258 FOUR STAR COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1259 GVC CORPORATION
    1260 DT RESEARCH INC.
    1262 ARIMA COMPUTER CORP.
    1266 MODULA TECH. CO., LTD.
    1270 PORTWELL INC.
    1271 TIDAL TECHNOLONGIES INC.
    1272 ULTIMA ELECTRONICS CORP.
    1273 UFO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1274 FULL YES INDUSTRIAL CORP.
    1275 JACKSON DAI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    1276 JET WAY INFORMATION CO., LTD.
    1277 TARNG BOW CO., LTD.
    1281 EFA CORPORATION
    1283 ADVANCE CREATIVE COMPUTER CORP.
    1284 LUNG HWA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    1286 ASKEY COMPUTER CORP.
    1291 TAIWAN MYCOMP CO., LTD.
    1292 ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    1297 DD&TT ENTERPRISE INC.
    1301 TAKEN CORPORATION
    1304 DUAL ENTERPRISES CORPORATION
    1309 PROTRONIC ENTERPRISES CORP.
    1317 NEW COMM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1318 UNITRON INCORPORATED
    1323 INVENTEC CORPORATION
    1343 HOLCO ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    1346 SNOBOL INDUSTRIAL CORP.
    1351 SINGDAK ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    1353 J. BOND COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORP.
    1354 PROTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    1355 ARRGO SYSTEMS INC.
    1367 COXSWAIN TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    1371 ADI CORP.
    1373 SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP.
    1379 WIN TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    1391 ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    1392 ACC TAIWAN INC.
    1393 PLATO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1396 TATUNG CO.
    1398 SPRING CIRCLE COMPUTER INC. 213-698-5961
    1400 KEY WIN ELECTRONICS
    1404 ALPTECH LOGIC PRODUCTS INC.
    1421 WELL JOIN INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    1422 LABWAY COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1425 LINDATA CORP.
    1437 PC CHIPS
    1440 GREAT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    1450 WIN-LAN CO.
    1451 ECEL SYSTEMS CORP.
    1452 UNITED HITECH CORPORATION
    1453 KAI MEI ELECTRONIC CORP.
    1461 HEDONIC COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1462 ARCHE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    1470 FLEXUS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY.
    1472 DATACOM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1484 MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    1490 GREAT TEK CORP.
    1491 PRESIDENT TECHNOLOGY INC.
    1493 ARTDEX COMPUTER CORP.
    1494 PRO TEAM COMPUTER CORP.
    1500 FOXEN CO., LTD.
    1503 UP RIGHT TECH CO., LTD.
    1514 WUU LIN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    1519 EPOX COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1526 EAGLE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTC.
    1531 FORCE SYSTEM INC.
    1540 BCM COMPUTERS CO., LTD.
    1546 GOLDEN HORSE COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1549 CT CONTINENTAL CORP.
    1564 RANDOM TECHNOLOGY INC.
    1576 JETTA COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1585 GLEEM INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    1588 BOSER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1593 ADVANTECH CO., LTD.
    1608 CONSOLIDATED MARKETING CORP.
    1612 DATAVAN INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    1617 HONOTRON CORPORATION
    1618 UNION GENIUS COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1621 NEW PARADISE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    1622 R.P.T. INTERGROUPS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    1628 DIGITAL EQUIPMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD
    1630 ISTON COMPUTER CORP.
    1647 LANTIC INC.
    1652 ASE TECHNOLOGISE INC.
    1655 KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY INC.
    1656 STORAGE SYSTEM INC.
    1658 MACROTEK INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    1666 CAST TECHNOLOGY INC.
    1671 CORDIAL FAR EAST CORP.
    1672 LAPRO CORPORATION
    1675 ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC CORP.
    1685 HIGH ABILITY COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1691 GAIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1700 DSG TECHNOLOGY INC.
    1707 CHAINING COMPUTER & COMMUNICTION CO
    1708 E-SAN ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    1719 TAIWAN TURBO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1720 FANTAS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1723 NTK COMPUTER INC.
    1727 TRIPOD TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    1737 AY RUEY INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    1739 JETPRO INFOTECH CO., LTD.
    1743 MITAC INC.
    1762 ANSOON TECHNOLOGY CO.
    1770 ACER INCORPORATEC
    1771 TOYEN COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1774 ACER SERTEK INC.
    1776 JOSS TECHNOLOGY LTD.,
    1780 ACROSSER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1783 EFAR MICROSYSTEMS, INC. TAIWAN BRAN
    1788 SYSTEX CORPORATION
    1792 U-BOARD COMPUTERIZE LTD
    1794 CMT-TAIWAN, INC.
    1796 J&J TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1800 SYZYGIA COMPUTER CORPORATION
    1801 PALIT MICROSYSTEMS INC.
    1806 INTERPLANETARY INFORMATION CO., LTD
    1807 EXPERT ELECTRONIC CORP.
    1810 ELECHANDS INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    1815 POWERTECH ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    1820 OVIS ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.
    1823 INLOG MICRO SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    1826 TERCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    1827 ANPRO INC.
    1828 AXIOM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1840 NEW UNION H.K. LTD. NEW UNION H.K. LTD.
    1845 PROWARE TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    1846 GARNET INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    1847 BRAIN POWER CO.
    1850 HTR ASIA PACIFIC INC.
    1853 VERIDATA ELECTRONICS INC.
    1856 SMART D&M TECHNOLOGY CO., LDT.
    1867 LTH RONG ELECTRONIC ENTERPRISE CO.,
    1868 SOYO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (H.K OFFICE)
    1879 AEONTECH INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    1881 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
    1888 SEAL INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    1889 ROCK TECHNOLOGY LO., LTD.
    1906 FREEDOM DATA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1914 BCOM ELECTRONICS INC.
    1917 SOURCE OF COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1918 LANNER ELECTRONICS INC.
    1920 IPEX ITG INT'L LTD.
    1924 JOIN INCORPORATION
    1926 KOU SHENG COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1927 SPRING HILL INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    1928 AEXCOM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    1929 CAM ENTERPRISE INC.
    1931 AAEON TECHLOGU CO., LTD.
    1932 KUEI HAO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    1933 ASMT CORP.
    1934 SILVER BALLY INC.
    1935 PRODISTI CO., LTD.
    1936 CODEGEN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1937 ORIENTECH ELECTRONICS CORP.,
    1938 PROJECT INFORMATION COMPANY LTD.,
    1939 ARBOR TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    1940 SUNTOP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORP.
    1941 FUNTECH ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
    1942 SUNFLOWER SYSTEMS INC.
    1943 NEEDS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    1945 NORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    1947 TEN YUN CO, LTD.
    1948 BENEON CO., LTD.
    1949 NATIONAL ADVANTAGES COMPUTER CO.
    1950 MITS TECHNOLOGY CO.,
    1951 MACROMATE CORP.
    1953 ORLYCON ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    1954 CHUNG YU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    1955 YAMASHITA SYSTEMS CORP.
    1957 HIGH LARGE CORPORATION.
    1958 YOUNG MICRO SYSTEMS
    1959 FASTFAME CONPUTTER CO., LTD.
    1960 ACQUTEK CORPORATION
    1961 DESON TRADE INC.
    1962 ASTRA COMMUNICATION CORP.
    1963 DIMENSIONS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    1964 MICRON DESIGN TECHNOIOGY LIMITED
    1965 CANTTA ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.
    1968 KHI WAY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    1969 GEMLIGHT COMPUTER LTD.
    1970 MAT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED NORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    1973 FUGU TECH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    1974 GREEN TAIWAN COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    1975 SUPERTONE ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    1977 AT& T TAIWAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO.
    1978 WINCO ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    1980 TERYANG SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    1981 NEXCOM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    1982 CHINA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    1985 TOP UNION ELECTRONICS CORP.
    1986 DMP ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    1988 CONCIERGE CO., CTD.
    1989 ATHERTON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    1990 EXPEN TECH ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    1994 JAPAN CERE'BRO COMPUTERS INC.(CBR)
    1996 IKON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    1998 CHANG TSENG CORP.

    USA Motherboard Manfacturers

    US Motherboard Manufacturers with AMIBIOS
    Intel
    6389 Supermicro
    6285 Tyan
    6326 Crystal
    6423 APC
    8045 VTech/PcPartner

    428003
    Quantum Designs (H.K.) LTD.
    13/F., Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Road, Quarry Bay,
    Hong Kong, Tel: 852-2590-0228

    U.S. Offices:

    QDI Computer, Inc.
    11552 East Washington Blvd.
    Unit D
    Whittier, CA 90606
    Tel: 1-310-908-1029

    QDI Computer (USA East), Inc.
    1-215-245-5524

    QDI Computer (San Jose), Inc.
    1-408-955-0880

    QDI Computer (Chicago), Inc.
    1795 Cortland Court
    Unit A
    Addison, Il 60101
    1-708-261-0016