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How to Get Motherboard Manufacturer and Model in a Batch Script

Knowing the specific model of a computer's motherboard (also known as the baseboard) is a crucial piece of information for many administrative and diagnostic tasks. You might need it to determine driver compatibility, to check for BIOS updates, or simply for a hardware inventory audit.

This guide will teach you the standard and most reliable method for retrieving the motherboard manufacturer, model, and serial number using the built-in WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation) command. You will learn the correct query to use and how to capture this information into variables for use in your scripts.

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CRITICAL NOTE: Querying low-level hardware information is a privileged operation. For the most complete and accurate results, your script must be run with full administrator privileges.

The Core Command: WMIC BASEBOARD​

The WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line) utility is the definitive tool for querying system hardware information from a script. The BASEBOARD alias provides direct access to the data stored in the firmware (SMBIOS) about the computer's main circuit board.

Command: WMIC BASEBOARD GET Manufacturer,Product,SerialNumber

  • BASEBOARD: The WMI class for the motherboard.
  • GET ...: Specifies the properties you want to display.

Basic Example: A Simple List of Motherboard Details​

Running the basic WMIC command gives you a formatted table with the requested information.

@ECHO OFF
ECHO --- Querying Motherboard Information ---
ECHO This may take a moment...
ECHO.

WMIC BASEBOARD GET Manufacturer,Product,SerialNumber

PAUSE

The command produces a clean table with the details.

Manufacturer  Product    SerialNumber
Dell Inc.     0H81M5     /123ABC4DE/CN123456789012/

Or, on a custom-built PC:

Manufacturer     Product         SerialNumber
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.  MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  Default string

Parsing the Output with FOR /F for Scripting​

To use this information in a script, you need to capture it into variables. The FOR /F loop is the standard tool for this, especially when combined with the /VALUE format switch.

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
SET "MoboMfg="
SET "MoboProduct="

ECHO --- Capturing Motherboard Details ---
ECHO.

FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims==" %%A IN (
    'WMIC BASEBOARD GET Manufacturer^,Product /VALUE'
) DO (
    IF "%%A"=="Manufacturer" SET "MoboMfg=%%B"
    IF "%%A"=="Product" SET "MoboProduct=%%B"
)

REM Clean the variables of any invisible trailing characters (a WMIC bug).
FOR %%N IN ("%MoboMfg%") DO SET "MoboMfg=%%~N"
FOR %%N IN ("%MoboProduct%") DO SET "MoboProduct=%%~N"

ECHO Manufacturer: %MoboMfg%
ECHO Product/Model: %MoboProduct%

ENDLOCAL

Key WMIC BASEBOARD Properties Explained​

You can GET several useful properties from the BASEBOARD class:

PropertyDescription
ManufacturerThe name of the company that made the motherboard (e.g., "Dell Inc.", "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.").
ProductThe model name or number of the motherboard (e.g., "0H81M5", "ROG STRIX Z690-E").
SerialNumberThe unique serial number of the motherboard.
VersionThe version or revision of the motherboard (e.g., "1.0").

Common Pitfalls and How to Solve Them​

  • Administrator Rights: For the most reliable and complete hardware information, you must run the script as an Administrator.

  • Generic Information: On some OEM machines (like Dell or HP), the Product might be a model number that isn't the public-facing name. On some custom-built PCs, the SerialNumber might be a generic string like "Default string" or "To be filled by O.E.M.". This is a limitation of the information programmed into the firmware by the manufacturer, not a failure of the command.

  • WMIC Output Quirks: WMIC often adds an invisible trailing carriage return to its values, which can interfere with string operations.

    • Solution: As shown in the script above, always "clean" a variable captured from WMIC by re-assigning it in a simple FOR loop (FOR %%N IN ("%Var%") DO SET "Var=%%~N").

Practical Example: A System Hardware Information Report​

This script gathers key hardware identifiers, including the motherboard model and serial number, and saves them to a report file. This is a common task for system inventory and auditing.

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
SET "ReportFile=%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Hardware_Info.txt"

ECHO --- Generating Hardware Inventory Report ---
ECHO Saving report to: "%ReportFile%"
ECHO.

REM --- Use a code block to redirect all WMIC output to the report file ---
(
    ECHO System Hardware Report for: %COMPUTERNAME%
    ECHO Generated on: %DATE% %TIME%
    ECHO ==================================================
    ECHO.
    
    ECHO --- SYSTEM ENCLOSURE (Chassis) ---
    WMIC COMPUTERSYSTEM GET Model,Manufacturer /VALUE
    ECHO.

    ECHO --- BASEBOARD (Motherboard) ---
    WMIC BASEBOARD GET Manufacturer,Product,SerialNumber,Version /VALUE
    ECHO.
    
    ECHO --- BIOS ---
    WMIC BIOS GET Manufacturer,SerialNumber,Version /VALUE

) > "%ReportFile%"

ECHO [SUCCESS] Report created.
ENDLOCAL

Conclusion​

The WMIC BASEBOARD command is the standard and most effective built-in tool for getting detailed motherboard information from a batch script.

  • The core command is WMIC BASEBOARD GET Manufacturer,Product,SerialNumber.
  • For scripting, it is best to use the /VALUE format switch and parse the output with a FOR /F loop.
  • Always run your script as an Administrator for accurate results.
  • Be prepared to "clean" the variables captured from WMIC to remove trailing characters.

By using this WMIC query, you can easily automate the process of hardware inventory and diagnostics for your Windows systems.

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