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Another unknown 386 board

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First post, by LukeLovesRetro

Posted on 2019-08-04, 11:51

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Hi all, have been working on a board I found on ebay some time ago though no info came with it. I have searched high and low for info on it to no avail. If anybody can id this board it would be greatly appreciated. info I have is PhoenixBIOS 1.01 A386SX (3050/60D R1.04) on boot but no bios id string. Bios contains MiTAC security feature, though I cannot id it as a MiTAC board. Thanks again for any help, this search is doing my head in. img link

Reply 1 of 7, by Akuma

Posted on 2019-08-06, 10:37

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I put in some time, but I came up empty. This is a touch nut to crack with that limited info.
Did you try any old dos hardware id tools ? http://www.hwinfo.com/download.php HWiNFO v5.5 for DOS

Reply 2 of 7, by LukeLovesRetro

Posted on 2019-08-06, 11:17

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Thanks, trying tonight will post info tomorrow with some pics of bios info. one of the earliest Phoenix bioses I have seen.

Reply 3 of 7, by derSammler

Posted on 2019-08-06, 11:23

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That looks rather similar (design-wise) to the mainboard of one of my Acer machines.

IMG_20180807_183539355.jpg

So my guess: it's an Acer board.

Reply 4 of 7, by Murugan

Posted on 2019-08-06, 11:56

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Yes, on Stason, I see similarities with Acer boards

My retro collection: too much...

Reply 5 of 7, by LukeLovesRetro

Posted on 2019-08-14, 16:09

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Hi, Sorry i have not posted bios pics yet, have been very busy(children and 5 other retro projects, to much). Will try to post by the weekend. Many thanks for the efforts/info though, will look into those Acer boards and see what i can find. when i have time will also post pics of my other retro rebuilds/restorations. Thanks again for your time in looking into this board.

Reply 6 of 7, by OSkar000

Posted on 2019-08-14, 18:12

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This looks a lot like the motherboard I had in my 386 I had many years ago. That was a DX33 but I know that there was some different versions of the computers.

From what I know Mitac produced lots of computers with different brands. Mine was a Facit but i have seen a few with other brands manufactured by Mitac.

Reply 7 of 7, by evasive

Posted on 2020-11-08, 22:54

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It's from a MiStation 3050 series. That is about as much as I can find.

Mentioned on page 10 in this old magazine:
https://ia800604.us.archive.org/11/items/NewC … rExpress154.pdf

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