Re: Motherboard ID : GA-586ATE Socket 7 PCI Intel Chipset

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From: Darren Rhodes
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00

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In article <830256779snz@longley.demon.co.uk>, David@longley.demon.co.uk wrote:
>Can anybody identify this motherboard?
>
>GA-586ATE
>
>BIOS missing
>Intel PCI Chipset
>Socket 7
>6 SIMM sockets
>4 PCI
>4 ISA
>On board I/O

Err, check out Choice Peripherals ad in PCW every month (p.54-55 in May 
issue) and I think you'll agree it's a GIGABYTE m/b. 

>Odd thing is the power connector. It's non-standard and next to the ZIF
>Same creamy colour as the ZIP with two rows of 8 pins then two jumpers
>then two rows of 5 pins !?!?
>
>There are plastic grips at each end to hold some sort of cable in....
>never seen one like this before...

Clearly you haven't cos it ain't the power connector socket!!! It's the 
VRE/VRM socket (Voltage Regulator Module) which confirms it as Socket 7. 

>Also in need of a BIOS if anyone can identify the board.

The ad in PCW claims they're shipped with Award Flash BIOS.

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From: D.P.Rhodes@lboro.ac.uk (Darren Rhodes)
Subject: Re: Motherboard ID : GA-586ATE Socket 7 PCI Intel Chipset
Date: 1996/04/23
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