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First post, by vorvek

Posted on 2019-04-06, 16:12

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I got a Via 133A motherboard the other day on eBay, and it's been working without many issues. However, it was sold as a model that I cannot find anywhere.

The ad said it is a "SHUTTLE VT82C694X MOTHERBOARD SOCKET 370 K2 94V-0". There are only a couple of Shuttle boards using the 694X northbridge, namely the AV18 and the AV18E. The difference is in the southbridge; the non-E model carries a 686A southbridge, and the E model carries a 686B. Mine has the former. However, the AV18 looks only similar to my motherboard; the IDE connectors are in a different disposition.

These are the two images that appeared in the eBay listing:

Those do correspond with what I got.

This is how an AV18 looks:

Notice the ISA slot is not shared with the last PCI slot, and the IDE connectors are in a different position, as well as the ATX power connector and the battery. What did I actually get? Is it some sort of OEM model? Or a different board altogether?

Edit: Searching a bit more I was able to find a reference to the A-trend ATX-7730. It looks much closer to mine, but it also has a slot 1, which mine doesn't, nor seems to have space for it.

The socket area in my board (sorry for flash, dim lights down here):

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Reply 1 of 11, by dkarguth

Posted on 2019-04-06, 16:14

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try looking up the FCC id number. That often is an easy way to identify products.

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Reply 2 of 11, by vorvek

Posted on 2019-04-06, 16:24

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dkarguth wrote:
try looking up the FCC id number. That often is an easy way to identify products.

Where's that? only number I can find is this one on the ISA slot, and that brings up nothing on Google.

Reply 3 of 11, by retardware

Posted on 2019-04-06, 16:59

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Nice red test rig you have there. Can you please tell what brand/type it is?

Reply 4 of 11, by dkarguth

Posted on 2019-04-06, 17:20

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The FCC ID is normally required to be on the board. It will be a long number with 'FCC" beside it. In one of your above pictures, I saw the FCC logo. Look about 1/3 of the way up the board in the center in this picture. It's near the big CE logo.

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Reply 5 of 11, by vorvek

Posted on 2019-04-06, 20:30

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dkarguth wrote:
The FCC ID is normally required to be on the board. It will be a long number with 'FCC" beside it. In one of your above pictures, I saw the FCC logo. Look about 1/3 of the way up the board in the center in this picture. It's near the big CE logo.

In my board the CE logo is on the bottom left.

I've taken a few pictures without cards, since my eyes aren't what they used to be. If there's an FCC number, I cannot find it.

I did notice that between the PCI slots there's this model number, and searching for it brought me to some post somewhere stating a similar number was a Super Grace SG-APPPA3 motherboard, which apparently is a rebrand of the Vtech APPAS3-956. However, while those boards look similar, they are not exactly the same (ATX connector in a different place). I've gone through all the Supergrace SG Motherboards in motherboard.cz, and nothing. The only one that has the IDE slots in that position also has a Slot 1.

It's a mystery board.

retardware wrote:
Nice red test rig you have there. Can you please tell what brand/type it is?

That's a Streacom ST-BC1. I've had a few bench cases, and this one has been the most convenient, so far.

Reply 6 of 11, by cyclone3d

Posted on 2019-04-06, 21:00

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What does the BIOS string say when the board first POSTs ? It should show up on the bottom left hand corner of the screen.

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Reply 7 of 11, by vorvek

Posted on 2019-04-06, 21:22

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cyclone3d wrote:
What does the BIOS string say when the board first POSTs ? It should show up on the bottom left hand corner of the screen.

07/03/2000-694X-686A-6A6LJPR9C-00

At the top it mentions BIOS-2M (2K000703)

Reply 8 of 11, by jesolo

Posted on 2019-04-06, 22:14

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Based on the BIOS ID, the chipset on the motherboard is a VIA 694X/686A (Apollo Pro 133A) chipset and the motherboard was manufactured by Super Grace Electronics.
You can have a look here at their archived website: https://web.archive.org/web/20010308190642fw_ … e.com/fdown.htm

EDIT: Also found this old thread: http://www.motherboards.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=88818

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Reply 9 of 11, by frudi

Posted on 2019-04-06, 22:22

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According to PcPartner's website http://support.pcpartner.com/support/bios/VIA694.HTM the 35-C962-XX-XX PCB ID (found on the lower left corner of the board) corresponds to one of the following models: AP133AAS3-C962, AP133AAS3-962C or AP133AAS3-B962C. You can also download the latest bios from that link.

Reply 10 of 11, by vorvek

Posted on 2019-04-07, 01:12

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Thank you everyone!

Reply 11 of 11, by dkarguth

Posted on 2019-04-07, 06:37

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I love vogons, 🤣. The userbase of this website never disappoints when it comes to identifying obscure hardware.

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