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

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From: Steven M. Thomson
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00
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David Longley 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
> 
> 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...
> 
> Also in need of a BIOS if anyone can identify the board.

It is a Gigabyte motherboard, I have the exact same one myself.  Mine is 
using an Award bios v4.50PG.  The "power connector" you refer to is a 
Voltage Regulator Module (VRM Socket), and used for single and dual 
processor voltage settings, this is right from the manual.

-- 
Steven M. Thomson                       Victoria, B.C.
smt@islandnet.com                       Canada
http://www.islandnet.com/~smt/home.html
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From: "Steven M. Thomson" <smt@islandnet.com>
Subject: Re: Motherboard ID : GA-586ATE Socket 7 PCI Intel Chipset
Date: 1996/04/23
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