Looking for Cubix BC 4035 A4010 info

[RetroNinja]

Hello,

I have a single board computer - Cubix BC 4035 A4010 and I'm looking for information on it. I have found most of a manual at...

http://www.oldcomputers.it/parts/cubix/ers/docs/sitocubix/4035-c1.htm

My current big questions are
* how to hook up video? The video out is a 14 pin connector for a ribbon cable that pushes out video + keyboard/mouse signals. The manual says they use a combo connector that breaks out to vga and ps/2 cables. So, what's the pinout? Is there any way to tell with just a multimeter (I think not)? I have used KVMs in the past that combo'd the vga+keyboard. What are the odds there is an unofficial standard?
* how to power it up? Here the manual says to use Cubix's special backplane. Can I use any ISA backplane? I have a passive ISA+PCI backplane that I've used for other SBCs. I'd like some ideas before I just plug the thing in. Preferably some facts before I plug it in. I imagine it is going to work but I'm just trying build some knowledge before blind actions.

Thanks!

 

[RetroNinja]

A couple pics...

 

[erikafluff]

hey there, sorry for necroing the old thread --

i just came across this while searching for something related to these old cubix boards.

i have a fair amount of experience working with both the 4030 and the 4035 outside of a cubix ERS.

they will work in any old normal isa backplane that has +5 and -5. the 4030 doesnt like not having -5, the 4035 doesnt seem to care.

the 15 pin mux keyboard/monitor mux connector pinout should be:

1 RED
2 GROUND
3 GREEN
4 GROUND
5 BLUE
6 GROUND
7 HSYNC
8 GROUND
9 VSYNC
10 GROUND
11 KCLK
12 GROUND
13 KDATA
14 +5 (FUSED)

feel free to DM me if you want more info about these boards, they're pretty cool

 

[RetroNinja]

Have you tried running one of these with an IDE2CF (or IDE2SD) adapter?

I'm trying to figure some way to boot it without a monitor. I was thinking about smashing a DOS boot + LAN driver autoboot on a CF/SD card. That way I'd be able to see it on the network and possibly telnet into it.