Wanted: Cheezy Motherboard

[Kruzin]

OK-
I have a pile of old parts, and my kids are without a PC at the moment. All I need is a motherboard to match the parts I have. Unfortunately, the parts I have would require a bastard child odd-ball mobo...

What I need:
AT form factor (got a nice AT tower)
Slot1 (for a celery333a)
66MHz only is fine
must support 72pin SIMMs (have 64 meg of EDO, and aint gonna buy any new memory at the current prices)

Or an AT SS7 mobo with an AGP slot (but I only have a 166mmx for that).

I have lots of spare parts to trade (but nothing really special...misc soundcards, pci videos, etc). Also have a few games (but again, nothing special).

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P2-450(112*4.5=504), Asus P2B (1010), 128meg pc100, MillenniumG400 32meg DH (5.??), 3com 3c905b-tx, SB Live!value, Dual USR 56k Sporsters, WD 8.4&6.4 UDMA, CL PC-DVD, Mitsumi CD-RW

[Wombat]

Hi Kruzin,
I have a SS7 mobo for you: FIC VA-503+, rev. 1.1a
It's just hanging out in my closet for the past few months -- the dealer sent me (and charged me for) two during an RMA exchange.
Whatcha got?

[Kruzin]

Does that board have slots for 72pin SIMMs?

I still hope to find something for that slot one celery sittin in the drawer...someone somewhere has the bastard child I'm looking for

[paulcs]

I have two motherboards sitting on closet shelves: an Abit BH-6 and an Asus P2B-F. Unfortunately, they meet none of your form factor and memory requirements.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[Wombat]

Yep, it takes SIMMS and DIMMs, but not at the same time. I think it has two SIMM slots, but I'm not sure. MIGHT be 4. Also is supposed to let you run the processor @ 100MhzFSB while only running memory at 66Mhz, if you want.

[DentyCracker]

It does have 4 SIMM slots. I have used a few of them , they OK.
On a completely unrelated matter w2k rocks. Even on this PCCHIPS TXPROII motherboard

[Holerith]

I don't have one but you might keep your eyes open for a Tyan S1830S. IT is a Slot 1 BX chipset board with an AT form factor.

I'll keep an eye open here.



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Dean
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PDP-11, Dec-writer & ZD-11 Terminal Unit, RSTS-OS

[Dilitante1]

FIC-VA-503+ boards have 2 dimm and 4 simm slots. I use them at home and have built many others' systems with them...and you can use the dimms and simms at the same time...just cant install them all at once...simm1 and dimm1 cant be put in at the same time...nice boards and VERY configurable....

just my .02$ worth.....
-Dil

[Kruzin]

Thanks for the advice, all. I have cut a deal on a VA-503+, and K6-2. I would still like to find a BX solution for my slot1 celeronA, so if anyone comes up with anything, let me know

[DuRaNgO]

so I guess this nice shiny 486 is out of the running, eh?
jim

[Kruzin]

If I wanted a nice shiny 486, I'd just go open the closet. I have enough old parts to build at least 3 of em
Unfortunately, even most 6 and 7 year old's games these days require more juice than that...

[DuRaNgO]

actually, I just sold one of those fic va-503+ rev 1.1a boards with a k6-300 o/c to 350, It was a pretty good board except for not being able to go 2x agp, also, it had my old Mill g200 8mb sg, I bought both when they first came out, many sleepless nights
jim