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I-BUS 386DX SBC- Not booting

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First post, by mikewags

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I was originally able to boot the system (OS/2)
I removed the old battery, it continued to boot.

After a few days of no power/connection - I went to start it, no beeps, codes or any sign of life.

I believe either the BIOS is corrupted or a cold solder joint has lead to it's demise.

It has 2x Mr. Bios Chips (OLD Versions) - If anyone has any suggestions or would like me to ship them this card to potentially pull the data off of these Mr. Bios chips for future use - please let me know.

Thanks,

-Mike

Reply 1 of 6, by mikewags

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Here is the BIOS when I originally got into it, as well as the OS/2 install on the HDD.

The BIOS Screen displays 1.11 OPTI32B

Reply 2 of 6, by mikewags

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*** Bump ***

Any suggestions or ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Reply 3 of 6, by LeFlash

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Do you have a postcard to check for bios codes?
This could help a lot.

Reply 4 of 6, by mikewags

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I don't - but can try to get one.

Short of some simple suggestions, I was hoping one you experts would want the card to troubleshoot/resurrect.

Reply 5 of 6, by mikewags

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Will the ISA Post Card work with an SBC that is plugged into a 20 port ISA Backplane?

Reply 6 of 6, by chrismeyer6

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Yes a post code card will work with the sbc and it's backplane

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