There's a possibility that the BIOS on that MB can't see anything over 528MB without additional help, i.e., a DDO, BIOS upgrade or an IDE card with a BIOS on it.
per the hard drive?
There's a possibility that the BIOS on that MB can't see anything over 528MB without additional help, i.e., a DDO, BIOS upgrade or an IDE card with a BIOS on it.
So i found a motherboard, and had recently been getting into retro computers/games. I felt like this was a sign.
Now the motherboard I have found, I've looked up and barely found anything until someone from here(in the irc chat) helped me find it. I'm pretty sure it's this:
http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/U/UNIDENTIFIED-486-80486-VIP.html#.VmUD4YQoDz_
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It may be my eyes failing me but imo there is a serious possibility that these are not the same boards.
The orientation of the chip closest to the cache seems wrong - the orientation of the IDE slots seems wrong - the distance between the memory slots and the PCI slots seems different, the distance between the cpu and the outside of the board seems different, ...
Just to mention the most obvious points.
You can use a newer ATX case and power supply with an adapter cable like this: http://www.amazon.com/ATX-Motherboard-Power-Converter-Cable/dp/B000E7JUVO
You can still buy new AT PSUs, reasonably cheap, such as this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817338010&cm_re=at_psu-_-17-338-010-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817707002&cm_re=at_psu-_-17-707-002-_-Product
It may be my eyes failing me but imo there is a serious possibility that these are not the same boards.
The orientation of the chip closest to the cache seems wrong - the orientation of the IDE slots seems wrong - the distance between the memory slots and the PCI slots seems different, the distance between the cpu and the outside of the board seems different, ...
Just to mention the most obvious points.
>>I think it's the correct board. not 100% but most things match up
>>starting to think it's not worth the trouble of rebuild, maybe I'll just buy a working pc of that era and give this stuff away. someone in the irc chat says it's a "sought after board" maybe I'll give it to them.
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What is the 'irc chat' ?
This PSU isn't bad. It also is one of the few new PSUs with a -5V pin.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148027
APEVIA is right down there with Logisys and Coolmax. You'll never get 500W out of the unit and voltage/ripple regulation is non-existent.