In Device Manager, which is the Motherboard?

[Serp]

How can I tell which Motherboard I have from the Device Manager? My friend has a new-to-her computer and I want to see what sort of motherboard it has.

Also, is there a certain limit to how much RAM a motherboard can hold? An older motherboard anyway?
The guy at Best Buys said it could only hold up to 256MB ram but it's not that much, I want to see if I can put more into it.
Thanks for any advice.


EDIT: I think the motherboard is: HP PAVILION 8660C MERCURY G SYS BD
Anybody know a way to look up how much RAM it can hold? (Yes I know it's old)

EDIT AGAIN: I found a site that says 256 is the max, is there a way to pump in more or no?

[Gizmokid2005]

If the max is 256MB you can put more in it, but the system may not boot, and if it does, it will not recognize the extra RAM. That is a physical board/firmware limitation to the amount of RAM that the motherboard will support.

[TurcoLoco]

If there is a way to make changes so the mobo supports more, it would be via a BIOS update.

I suggest you use the standalone version of the freebie called System Information for Windows to find out exactly what the make and model of the mobo is, the program should also provide info on its specs as well as the version of its BIOS so you can check on HP's site to see if there is a suitable BIOS upgrade before going through the trouble of upgrading the BIOS, read its 'read me' type information file to see if there is any changes to the max RAM it supports. IF there is no improvement in that regards then why even bother...