Figuring out Gigabyte motherboard model?

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#1 Athawolfus
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Hey guys

I have a Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R motherboard for LGA 775 socket. Problem is, I want to download the new drivers since I'm going to do a Windows installation but on the Gigabyte website they have three distinct models: rev 2.1, rev 2.0 and rev 1.x for the same board and I don't have an idea about which one I have.

My processor is a Core 2 Duo E8400 bought in April 2008. Should I go with the rev 1.x driver?

And one more thing, when I'm installing the core motherboard driver, I actually need to download the Intel INF driver for the chipset, right? Because the page also has options for SATA RAID and LAN and onboard audio and video drivers.

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#2 CellAnimation
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Gigabyte print the mainboard revision number on the board. IIRC on your board it's on the corner near the expansion slots.
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#3 Athawolfus
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I don't see anything on the corners, maybe I'll find it if I remove the audio card. No other way to find this out?

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#4 Athawolfus
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Help would be appreciated :p

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#5 Tezcatlipoca666
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Speccy will sometimes tell you if you look at the "motherboard" tab. It doesn't work will all mobos but it might be worth a try.

http://www.piriform.com/speccy

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#6 ttobba07
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Help would be appreciated :p

Athawolfus
There is not much we can do. They print the revision number on the corner of your motherboard. It should tell you in the MB manual the location. Other then that you are on your own. This is a situation where you have to physically look for the number yourself.
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#7 jimmyjammer69
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It should be written next to the serial number on the box, if you've still got that.
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just download CPU-Z and open it up it should tell you what the exact model and rev it is.

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#9 Athawolfus
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Speccy gives chipset revision as A2. What does that mean?