I have an old computer next to me here that I have promised to upgrade a little. Before anyone say anything about buying new stuff, I really have the time to do this and I have some spare parts around to upgrade the computer (basically a bigger harddrive and install Xubuntu).
I am a Norwegian that has moved to Brazil and a lot of people here still has old computers that work ok. This one has Windows 98 on a 3 GB harddrive. It has had some problems with the powersupply and when I attached it to the power in our house, I forgot to set it to 220V instead of 110... Powersupply do not work any more :-( So if I can not fix it, I need to get a new/old/used powersupply.
Well, I might be able to use a standard ATX if it fits the board. The problem is that I do not know what board it is. I have been searching all over it to find the name, but all I can find is a version number saying V1.1A and that does not help me a lot... Here are the things I can see on the motherboard:
It is has a Celeron processor type P2 or P3 where the processor is on a riser card.
It has the old type keyboard connector (not PS2)
It has no other connectors on the board, only headers that are connected to plugs.
It has 3 PCI and 2 ISA (one might be shared - I do not know)
It has two different powerconnectors. The one that was connected to the powersupply was one I had never seen before. My hope is that the other one is able to connect to a standard ATX powersupply.
It has an AMI BIOS
There is an Intel chip onboard, maybe the PCI controller?
There is an SIS chip onboard, probably the graphics controller
Another chip marked i440 EX/LX is on the board
There a four RAM slots, two for an old type of RAM and two for a newer type. I am not sure if all can be used at the same time, but I have a few of the older type around, so I am going to try as soon as I have power back.
It would of course be easier to use software to detect all this info, but as the powersupply is not working, this option is not available...
If anyone know this board and can provide a link to a manual in PDF form, I would be very happy. The people that will use this computer are only going to use it to check e-mail once per week and maybe check a website or two. So if I can get it to work, it will server them well for another couple of years!
Pictures, you say? Of course! You can find them on Flickr at these links
General view of the motheboard:
PCI and ISA slots:
Power connectors and version info:
Onboard Intel chip:
BIOS:
RAM:
Another chip:
Graphics?
I am a Norwegian that has moved to Brazil and a lot of people here still has old computers that work ok. This one has Windows 98 on a 3 GB harddrive. It has had some problems with the powersupply and when I attached it to the power in our house, I forgot to set it to 220V instead of 110... Powersupply do not work any more :-( So if I can not fix it, I need to get a new/old/used powersupply.
Well, I might be able to use a standard ATX if it fits the board. The problem is that I do not know what board it is. I have been searching all over it to find the name, but all I can find is a version number saying V1.1A and that does not help me a lot... Here are the things I can see on the motherboard:
It is has a Celeron processor type P2 or P3 where the processor is on a riser card.
It has the old type keyboard connector (not PS2)
It has no other connectors on the board, only headers that are connected to plugs.
It has 3 PCI and 2 ISA (one might be shared - I do not know)
It has two different powerconnectors. The one that was connected to the powersupply was one I had never seen before. My hope is that the other one is able to connect to a standard ATX powersupply.
It has an AMI BIOS
There is an Intel chip onboard, maybe the PCI controller?
There is an SIS chip onboard, probably the graphics controller
Another chip marked i440 EX/LX is on the board
There a four RAM slots, two for an old type of RAM and two for a newer type. I am not sure if all can be used at the same time, but I have a few of the older type around, so I am going to try as soon as I have power back.
It would of course be easier to use software to detect all this info, but as the powersupply is not working, this option is not available...
If anyone know this board and can provide a link to a manual in PDF form, I would be very happy. The people that will use this computer are only going to use it to check e-mail once per week and maybe check a website or two. So if I can get it to work, it will server them well for another couple of years!
Pictures, you say? Of course! You can find them on Flickr at these links
General view of the motheboard:
PCI and ISA slots:
Power connectors and version info:
Onboard Intel chip:
BIOS:
RAM:
Another chip:
Graphics?