If you want to know what motherboard is installed in a system, use the tool dmidecode:
dmidecode | grep -e "Manufacturer|Product" | head -n 4 | tail -n 2
The result might be something like:
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product Name: P5Q-EM DO
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product Name: P6T DELUXE
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product Name: M2A-VM
Manufacturer: Apple Computer, Inc.
Product Name: Mac-F4208EC8
Manufacturer: Compaq
Product Name: 0688h
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