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Old 11-13-2002, 06:08 PM
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Need help identifying a motherboard

I recently bought a motherboard off of eBay. I'm trying to look up a manual on line, but I can't specifically identify it. I'll give the specs, and if anybody can help, I'd appreciate it.
It is a 486 VIP, but there are lots of them. I'll narrow it down.
It's a socket 3 motherboard with:
3 16 bit ISA Slots
1 32 bit VLB Slot
3 32 bit PCI Slots
It has UMC chipset
4 72 pin simm sockets for memory
Integrated Primary HDD, Secondary HDD, and Floppy controllers
Integrated connectors for serial ports 1 and 2 and for a printer port.
1 slot with a 256k Asynch memory chip installed.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Old 11-13-2002, 08:03 PM
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If you can find an FCC ID on the board you can use this link to look up the maufacturer.

http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/
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Old 11-13-2002, 08:22 PM
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I don't know where to locate it.
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Old 11-13-2002, 08:53 PM
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- - - Try looking around at www.motherboards.org
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Old 11-13-2002, 10:22 PM
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Ok, I'll give it a try. Thanks.
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Old 11-14-2002, 08:23 AM
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The first step is to look around the edge of the MB, top and bottom, for printing of a possible model number. Something like 4-10 letters and digits. Then go to Google and enter that and see if anything comes up. Also try Google groups.

If no luck that way and the board boots, look for the BIOS maker and serial number on the boot up screen. There'll be a long sequence of digits/letters in the lower right. Go to [urlhttp://www.wimsbios.com/]Wim's Bios Page[/url] and search for the serial number for your manufacturer.

If there is no markings to indicate maker, there's a good chance it's a crappy PCChips board, the PCChips Lottery Board would then be helpful.

You bought a 486 MB off of EBay? How much? (I got a lot of these boards.) Wouldn't the seller tell you who made it? (Unless it was PCChips.)
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Old 11-15-2002, 01:10 PM
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On the back there's a sticker that says:
486 VIP MB
124 057320 6/24/97
On the board itself there's:
Elpina
1697 - A
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Old 11-15-2002, 02:54 PM
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"Elpina" is one of the companies that marketed those crappy PCChips MBs. Follow the PCChips Lottery link given above.
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Old 11-15-2002, 04:51 PM
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It worked perfectly, now I can get all of the jumper settings. Thanks.
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