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i downloaded motherboard manager, and when i come to the part to choose my motherboard make mines not there, i have a dell dimension desktop 4600 with a stock motherboard and it says dell on it....please help

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Quick expert note: Motherboard Monitor (MBM) lists known motherboard profiles that map to specific hardware‑monitor chips and BIOS layouts. Many OEM systems (Dell, Compaq, etc.) use custom boards or embedded controllers, so the exact model name often won’t appear in MBM’s pick list even when the sensors themselves are present. That’s normal and not a fault in the machine.

A practical troubleshooting workflow:

  1. Identify the actual sensor chip on the board with a hardware‑ID tool (as @caperjack suggested). Tools commonly used for this are AIDA32/EVEREST/CPU‑Z/SiSoftware Sandra or SpeedFan’s detection. Look for vendor families (Winbond, ITE, Fintek, National/Analog) rather than just the board name.
  2. Try MBM’s autodetect (or pick a motherboard entry that uses the same sensor chip) rather than searching only for “Dell.” MBM maps to chips, not always to OEM product strings.
  3. Make sure chipset/SMBus drivers are installed and MBM is the latest stable build. OEM BIOS or missing SMBus drivers can prevent sensor access.
  4. If MBM still can’t read or control fans, use an alternative utility (SpeedFan and later monitoring tools typically support a broader set of chips and offer PWM control when the hardware exposes it).
  5. If fan control is required and the board doesn’t expose PWM via the sensor chip (common on many OEM boards), the workable options are BIOS/Dell utilities, a driver/BIOS update that exposes the sensors, or an external fan controller.

Notes and cautions: don’t force a mismatch profile — incorrect chip mappings give false temps/spin readings. was right to check the tool name, and @J☺E’s system summary helps narrow things to Dell’s OEM behavior (custom BIOS/EC). This approach should identify whether MBM can be made to work or whether an alternative utility or BIOS/driver update is the practical solution.

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Member Avatar for TallCool1

i downloaded motherboard manager...

Do you mean Motherboard Monitor?

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yeah oops

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i downloaded motherboard monitor, and when i come to the part to choose my motherboard make mines not there

Will research for you. Full answer later (going out to trade show).

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in the meantime you might want to try, AIDA32 to find out the actual name of you motherboard .

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--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 (IE 6.0 SP1)
Computer Name D573G331 (Mr. Computer)
User Name Joe
Logon Domain D573G331

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4A, 2400 MHz (4.5 x 533)
Motherboard Name Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 4600
Motherboard Chipset Intel Springdale i865PE
System Memory 512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (05/07/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter RADEON 9800 PRO (128 MB)
Video Adapter RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary (128 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (R350)
Monitor Acer AF-706 (FBUL36002628U)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller

Storage:
Disk Drive Maxtor 6E040L0 (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8481B (48x CD-ROM)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8481B (48x/24x/48x CD-RW)

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 39166 MB (26331 MB free)

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