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What make motherboard is this?

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First post, by Turbonium

Posted on 2025-08-03, 16:39

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I just pulled this out of an old system...

I believe it's a Triton chipset, but I don't know the make of the motherboard. Is it just generic or something?

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Reply 1 of 4, by paradigital

Posted on 2025-08-03, 16:55

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Looks to be this: https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/qdi-p5 … fx-250a-chariot

Reply 2 of 4, by Turbonium

Posted on 2025-08-03, 17:01

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paradigital wrote on 2025-08-03, 16:55:

Looks to be this: https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/qdi-p5 … fx-250a-chariot

How did you identify it?

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Posted on 2025-08-03, 17:06

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Just by using the advanced search on theretroweb.

Took the known quantities:

CPU Socket: Socket 7 (PGA321)
Chipset: Intel 430FX (PCISet FX Triton I)
Expansion Slots: 4x 32-bit PCI, 3x 16-Bit ISA

There were only two pages so it then took about 30 seconds to briefly scan the images to look for CPU socket on the right and two vertically stacked cache chips above. Only one board looked like that on the thumbnail.

Reply 4 of 4, by Turbonium

Posted on 2025-08-03, 17:11

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paradigital wrote on 2025-08-03, 17:06:
Just by using the advanced search on theretroweb. […]
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Just by using the advanced search on theretroweb.

Took the known quantities:

CPU Socket: Socket 7 (PGA321)
Chipset: Intel 430FX (PCISet FX Triton I)
Expansion Slots: 4x 32-bit PCI, 3x 16-Bit ISA

There were only two pages so it then took about 30 seconds to briefly scan the images to look for CPU socket on the right and two vertically stacked cache chips above. Only one board looked like that on the thumbnail.

Oh cool. Didn't know about that feature. Thanks.

EDIT: I just went from not really knowing how to use that site, to submitting an improvement (a picture I just took for an expansion card, which currently has no picture). Feels good, in a geeky sort of way.

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