WTF kinda mobo is this?????

jdblitz · Post by **jdblitz** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 1:42 pm

look closely at the top of the pic, that looks like some sort of expansion card! Any ideas? it is a mobo supposedly that is on sale on ebay

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TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 2:21 pm

Strange?

Integrated Audio - yet on the pic at EBAY there doesn't seem to be any sound ports shown?

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 2:28 pm

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by TonyT:
Integrated Audio - yet on the pic at EBAY there doesn't seem to be any sound ports shown? </font>

Actually it does show it, those 3 ports all the way on the left.

jdblitz · Post by **jdblitz** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 3:28 pm

I guess what I was more astounded at was the fact that its an expansion card. or at least appears to be.

the_mp3_refuge · Post by **the_mp3_refuge** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 3:33 pm

These are mobos for rack mounted servers. Servers that are literley hanging from a metal rack. That expansion part is where it goes into the rack kinda like a ethernet. All the big corps like HP, Compaq and so one use these. Its so they can have maximun pc in minimal space. Ohh yea this is also a AT mobo. Hope that helps

jdblitz · Post by **jdblitz** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 3:35 pm

hmmm, thats strange, the rack mounted servers use more than one mobo? ours dont. But, then again we only have like 50 or so in our DOC. We might not have the need like they do.

wee96 · Post by **wee96** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 12:16 am

Thats not an AT mobo...

nightowl · Post by **nightowl** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 12:53 am

maybe it connects too a special power suply cause i don't see any power supply connectors on that mombo!!!

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Omnipressive · Post by **Omnipressive** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 2:55 am

IMPORTANT...

3 chipsets have been tore off of it.

If you look closely, you can see.

I did something like this with an old Acer PC (took bios, built-in vram, and other crap off of it) And it looks just the same.

Rack-mounts rule, but are expensive. Considering by the time you buy all your stuff, you got a $9000 pc on your hands, that can serve a YAHOO.com heavy load, BUT upgrading is a bitch.

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Zmoney · Post by **Zmoney** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 5:56 am

hummmm......the problem that i have with it being a rack mounted mobo is that if it waz it would be for a server computer or something big so why would it have mouse keyboard, and built in sound and video...

I think that it is a HP mobo...they make there own type thats why you cant take a hp system and drop it in a new case..i will check 2morrow on a friends hp..
that or somone got kinda board with photoshop.

SeedOfChaos · Post by **SeedOfChaos** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 8:25 am

OOOOkay.... the auction said something about NLX form factor, so I looked it up at whatis.com

check it out:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">NLX is an industry-wide open specification for a space-saving computer motherboard

[...]an NLX case is tool-free. Another feature of the NLX specification is the motherboard itself. It rests on rails and simply slides out without any screws to unscrew or card to remove. The motherboard plugs into a riser card that sits at a 90-degree angle from the motherboard. A riser card is an expansion card that physically extends a slot for more expansion cards. When the motherboard is removed, the riser card stays in place. This allows a technician to replace a motherboard or upgrade a component on the motherboard in about 30 minutes instead of the usual two hours, saving the customer money. </font>

Got your answer?

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crazyman · Post by **crazyman** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 9:54 am

it looks like an older proprietary board from a packard bell or something old like that.but the only thing that throws me off is the memory slots look modern? oh well.