MSI motherboard model number location?

Hi...........I have a simple question. I bought, from a private party, a recently built computer with a Pentium 4 2.53 GHZ processsor, running Windows XP Pro. It has an MSI motherboard in it. The builder doesn't know the exact model number of the mobo.
The builder forgot to install a driver for the SM Bus Controller. I need to download the driver for it, but before I can do that, I need the mobo model number. I've taken the side cover off and have looked for a model number. I don't see anything that looks like a model number.
In addition to the SM Bus Controller driver, I also want to download the instruction manual and anything else concerning this board.
Almost in the very middle of the board is "MSI" in large white letters. This is right above the agp slot for the video card. I don't see any numbers close to it that would be what I'm looking for.
It's not the most recent socket. Would this possibly be socket 478? I'm just not sure. There is a chip labeled MSI Core Cell.
There is also a small white upc code with a number on it, which I assume could be the serial number. It's a 10 digit number with a letter for the second digit. I wonder if there is somewhere in the MSI site that cross references serial numbers with model numbers?
I check Windows system information to see what it would tell me.
This is what it showed:
System Manufacturer: Micro-Star Inc.
System model: MS-6728
System type: x86 based PC
Processor: x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7 Genuine Intel ~2533 Mhz
I've done some searches on the MSI site for MS 6728 but have had no results.
I can't think of anything else that might help identify this board. With the information I've provided, can anyone give me a clue where to look for the model of the board?
Thanks for your assistance.

Thanks to all that replied to my post. I had a sudden realization that I could Google the number MS 6728, which is a MSI part number, not the model number. Unfortunately, I had this epiphany after I posted. I was able to find a picture of the board. It's actually a 865 PE Neo 2 Platinum.
Thanks for the google hint!
About the only place I didn't look was between the PCI slots, which is what the provided link indicated. I looked, and there it was!
Thanks again.

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