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Robert Hunter
| | Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2004 - 4:17 pm: | |
I am trying to identify a mobo, and seem to be down to the AA# identification. All of the jumpers have been removed, and the board won't boot to give me a bios string. Does anyone know of a good utility for 'IDing' a mobo with just the AA number? And if not, can you offer any advice on the meanings of the other numbers found on the board? Here's what I know so far...
* It came from a Gateway machine
* Intel chipset, Ensoniq OB sound, Slot A(1?)PII/PIII(not sure), 1 AGP, 4 PCI, 2 EISA, 3 DIMM,
2USB, ATX form,
* AA 698435-206
* motherboard.org turned up nothing(man, I don't get to say that very often And I couldn't find a utility for finding AA#'s.
* Have tried to boot with 'known-good' hardware and can't get a green light on the monitor.
* Electrical components look/smell OK.
* If I could just find the actual board manufacturer... |
Moderator (Es)
Username: Es
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2004 - 7:55 pm: | |
Hmmm, Intel Slot 1 probably manufactured by MSI or Intel for Gateway. (you won't find any info on either websight regarding Gateway mainboards) I probably have one in my basement with the jumpers in tact if you need the break down. |
rockrobster
| | Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2004 - 9:55 pm: | |
Incredible!
Hmmm, I'll try MSI and (ahem...)Intel on mobo.org.
thanx (Es)?!?...
Additional info, for the record...
* Full size atx board
* 9 (intact) large capicitors near processor slot
* gameport, OB audio, 1 parallel, 2 serial, 2 USB, ps/2 M&K
* Got hits on searches with "AA 698435"-301 & -208, (but no 206)
* Processor (came with board) is a PII at (est.) 300MHz(333,266,...)
* Just for the 'have one in the basement' records.
I'll be back...
And again, great site...Thanks...
Rob |
rockrobster
| | Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2004 - 10:31 pm: | |
Still love an e-mail...... |
Robert Hunter
| | Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2004 - 10:46 pm: | |
Cuz I am, of course, rockrobster. And I can't afford all the .zip files needed to find the manual I'm looking for(not for a potential 300MHz system..). If you have anything similar in your basement/shop, I'd Love the low-down...
I wish I could draw a diagram for you.. |
Robert Hunter
| | Posted on Friday, September 3, 2004 - 7:55 pm: | |
Seems to be a MP440BX, although the info I've found on that board doesn't seem to have on-board sound. And chipset reads 82443BX not 82440BX. Learned a bit about MoBoS/N from your links. Sweet...
Still looking...
Rob
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Robert Hunter
| | Posted on Friday, September 3, 2004 - 9:05 pm: | |
Just Printed the manual. Thanks for the advice (and links). Looks like everything I need...
Rob |
Moderator (Es)
Username: Es
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, September 4, 2004 - 9:36 pm: | |
Mines a BX chipset as well (the one in the basement) but the numbers are very difficult to read. There is a 400 mhz cpu in it that apparently works. I will have to get a LOOP from work tomorrow if you still need info off it. |
Mike Williams
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 8:20 pm: | |
About Hunter's original question. I know what PC that board is (probably) from but I also am trying to figure out what brand and model the Board is. The PC is have has the AA# 698435-206 and it is in a Gateway GP6-350 PC. That is a Pentium II 350MHz (core SL2S6) SECC Slot 1 mounted (April 1998). I was given this PC by some friends and wonding if I can upgrade the CPU to a PIII 800MHz, i.e., can the frequencey ratio be changed from 3.5x to perhaps 8x (I do not see obvious dip switches). |
Moderator (Es)
Username: Es
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 9:29 pm: | |
I doubt if the Gateway board will run anything but a Katmai core P2 or P3 so a P3 800 probably will not operate in that old of a board. |
Mike Williams
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 8:53 am: | |
Thanks for the info. I am kinda figuring that too, that the odd Intel (OEM) MP440BX board will only support PII's & PIII's in the range of 350 to 450 MHz, hardly worth upgrading. It seems to run OK now with 320MB RAM and Windows 98SE. I have another old PC, also a Pentium II 350MHz on a Diamond Flower P2XBL Rev.B+ Board and it seems to run great with Windows XP Professional. That Board has switches for frequency ratios from 3x to 8x and a slot one, so this PC might be more promissing for a major upgrade from a PII to a PIII. My "new" PC is a Pentium III 1,000MHz 512MB RAM Socket 370 model so there is nothing much I can do for a hardware upgrade on that. I eventually plan to upgrade all OS's to Windows XP Professional. |
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