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I noticed Windows 11 automatically detects the model of Dell/HP desktop pc I did a clean install on.
where does PC store this motherboard DP/N or ID info which is read out by Windows?
We know user benchmark reads out modern motherboard DP/N automatically too, but older motherboard from Dell does not have this DP/N read out (such as Optiplex 700 series), possibly due to a change in storage location of such info.
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So Windows 10 does not list PC model in System (settings), but Win 11 does. Definitely more advanced.
I was able to use a DOS command to look up DMI. some of the DMI can be edited while other info is protected from editing.
some of the ASUS board I can edit the system and baseboard to make them look like XPS 730X. the bios screen I cannot edit. both have American Megatrends bios logo.
After DMI edit, Win 11 shows the motherboard as "XPS 730X" like how I edited. So that is where Win 11 read off the desktop model.
HP pavilion board (AMI Aptio bios) I can not edit anything. I tried Win64 as well as EFI shell edit. DMI write error.
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Posted February 28th, 2025 16:59
so Win 11 shows the desktop which comes from its read of System Product in DMI
by editing DMI SP, it reflects on Win 11 desktop model display