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AntonioCS   12-22-2008 at 04:48:32 PM

Hey! A friend of mine gave me a motherboard which already had a p4 on it and also gave me a psu.

The problem is he gave me the motherboard in a box that is not of that motherboard. The box is of the board PM8PM-V. I found the manual for this board and the layout of this board has nothing to do with the layout of the board I have here.

It says it supports sata devices, something which I can't find on the board I have here. I tried looking for any kind of identification on the board it self so I can look for the manual online but I just can't find any kind of identification. I have taken some photos but they are not in the highest quality
Photos => http://antoniocs.org/board/


If someone knows anything about this board please let me know :)

Thanks, AntonioCS

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frozenlead   12-22-2008 at 05:10:23 PM
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Pictures are too blurry to really tell anything. Take some better pictures of the Northbridge/southbridge.

There should be a model number on the board somewhere. Google every number/letter sequence you have.

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strangestranger   12-22-2008 at 05:51:39 PM
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Download cpu-z and see what it says.

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AntonioCS   12-22-2008 at 06:01:59 PM
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I would have to know how to start it up. To do that I know which jumpers power it on

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Wgfalcon   12-22-2008 at 06:20:52 PM
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thats not a p4 no 4 pin power connector no agp slot. there should be an fcc id number printed on the board or on a sticker stuck to the board if you can get me the number i can look it up for you at https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas [...] Search.cfm

------------------------------ Core i7 920 @ 3.99 ghz 1.35v 48 idle/73 load
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OCZ 3P1600V2Z 6 gb @ 1520 7-7-7-24-1t 1.64v
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GhislainG   12-22-2008 at 06:21:31 PM
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The power on pins are fairly standard. Just touch 2 pins at a time until it powers on.

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AntonioCS   12-22-2008 at 06:25:10 PM
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Yes I did that. It did power on but I don't know why it got stuck on a screen saying something about the bios :(

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Wgfalcon   12-22-2008 at 06:28:36 PM
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make sure you have a keyboard connected and you can enter the bios usually f1 or del key it should tell you what motherboard you have in there

------------------------------ Core i7 920 @ 3.99 ghz 1.35v 48 idle/73 load
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P
OCZ 3P1600V2Z 6 gb @ 1520 7-7-7-24-1t 1.64v
Sapphire 4870x2 stock(for now)
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AntonioCS   12-22-2008 at 06:36:33 PM
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Here is what was on the screen:
This was there for like 5m or something: http://antoniocs.org/board/IMG_0978.jpg
This is what I got after the 5m: http://antoniocs.org/board/IMG_0980.jpg
I did manage to get to the bios setup and set the cdrom to be the primary boot device and the second the hdd. But shouldn't I get an error after the bios has performed all those tests it normally does?
Wgfalcon: Where exactly do I go to see a motherboard reference in the bios?

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Wgfalcon   12-22-2008 at 06:40:33 PM
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as it boots it should tell you to press a key to enter the bios when that screen opens there should be brand and possibly model info on the main page

------------------------------ Core i7 920 @ 3.99 ghz 1.35v 48 idle/73 load
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P
OCZ 3P1600V2Z 6 gb @ 1520 7-7-7-24-1t 1.64v
Sapphire 4870x2 stock(for now)
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AntonioCS   12-22-2008 at 06:43:30 PM
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Ok.. I'll try that

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Jim_L9   12-22-2008 at 06:44:50 PM
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From the pics it looks like one of your memory modules isn't fully seated. I can't tell what model that board is though.

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AntonioCS   12-22-2008 at 06:48:46 PM
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All the options I get are these -> http://antoniocs.org/board/IMG_0981.jpg
None of which tell me anything about the motherboard.

Jim_L9 - I think it is seated, but I will remove it and place it again, thanks

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Ancient_1   12-22-2008 at 07:02:34 PM
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One thing I can tell you is that its not a P4, I would guess that its a socket A athlon. To start you can just keep shorting two pins at a time till you find the two that are correct and you will then know which they are.

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AntonioCS   12-22-2008 at 07:09:49 PM
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Indeed it's not. It's a p3 800Mhz. I have found the 2 corrects pins and am now installing ubuntu :)

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Wgfalcon   12-22-2008 at 07:13:01 PM
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i know it's a pain in the a$$ but if you can find the fcc id thats the way to go. Ancient's right it should be a socket a athlon the board looks almost identical to a biostar mb i had with an athlon 750 on it. the fcc id will say fcc id have a 3 digit code a space and more numbers

------------------------------ Core i7 920 @ 3.99 ghz 1.35v 48 idle/73 load
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P
OCZ 3P1600V2Z 6 gb @ 1520 7-7-7-24-1t 1.64v
Sapphire 4870x2 stock(for now)
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AntonioCS   12-22-2008 at 07:26:46 PM
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I do see something with FCC but it just says it complies to it's standards and I see no numbers :(

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Wgfalcon   12-22-2008 at 07:37:17 PM
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might be on the back as well but it's required by law so it has to be there somewhere

------------------------------ Core i7 920 @ 3.99 ghz 1.35v 48 idle/73 load
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P
OCZ 3P1600V2Z 6 gb @ 1520 7-7-7-24-1t 1.64v
Sapphire 4870x2 stock(for now)
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AntonioCS   12-22-2008 at 10:01:00 PM
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Thanks for the help Wgfalcon.
I am getting nowhere with ubuntu. I think I am going to install winxp and then use everest or something like that to retrieve all the info I need.

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AntonioCS   12-24-2008 at 09:56:56 PM
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Hey I got some more photos of this motherboard. I used the flash and they look pretty good, maybe someone can spot the boards model somewhere.
They are all here -> http://antoniocs.org/board/new/

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