Reply 20 of 37, by soviet conscript
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don't feel about the M919 board. its still a decent workable board and runs fine without the L2 cache. when it comes to PCI 486 boards one should just be happy to of found one.
regarding the COAST module. they usually say "FOR 486 M919 USE ONLY" on the back of the stick BUT this isn't always the case. I say a user here on the forum that had a stick that did not have this printed on it and that looked different so there are variations out there. don't even try to use a COAST module in this board unless your 100% sure its for the m919. They pop up from time to time. personally I wouldn't pay more then $40 for one. It took me well over a year until one poped up for a reasonable price on a vintage PC selling forum. It did add a nice boost to my board but honestly it ran pretty much OK without it.
One bit of advice. The board can be a bit buggy. My M919 cant seem to "see" the L2 cache module if I have EDO RAM installed. If I use FPM RAM it works just fine so keep that in mind.
here, this thread may help Bought a 486 motherboard