CPU looks like a de-lidded AMD K6 or K6-II.

Ended up never getting the stuff.

Would appreciate though if you could help me remembering the model of my 98 pc hdd.
I know it was from Quantum, a 3.5" with 6.4GB and a weird rotation speed below 5400rpm.

The only Quantum with a low rpm was the BigFoot at 3600 but it was 5.25" wide not 3.5". There were some Fujitsu, Maxtor and some other companies that had 4800 or 5200 rpm iirc.

^ Not quite accurate as they did have sub-5400 RPM 3.5" drives - https://web.archive.org/web/20000407185201/ht … 15_overview.htm - and yes, 4400 (actual) is indeed "Sub 7,200 rpm" 🤣 🤣 🤣

Hey thanks for the link.
But it couldn't have been a fireball lct15 because those came in a minimum of 7.5GB while mine was 6.4GB. Nd it was indeed a 3.5". 4400rpm sounds about right though, I remember noticing a vast improvement in the pc speed when I swapt the Quantum for a 7200rpm Maxtor ( ironic isn't it?) and got curious about the Quantum specs. I remember thinking it had only marginally faster rpm than a then laptop 4200rpm.

No problem - Quantum did have other 3.5" drive series which were sub-5400 RPM but they were either bigger or smaller than the LCT15. You sure it was Quantum, else maybe @Horun is right re another brand.

Fireball TM came out in 1997 and was 4500RPM but the largest was 3.8GB.

I am absolutely sure of the following:
It was a Quantum
It was 3.5´´
It was 6.4GB

So...if the Quantum wikipage is comprehensive and accurate then the only explanation is I'm wrong about the spindle speed.

It could be a Quantum Fireball ST (or EX) series. These drives sound like they are spinning below 5400RPM.

computerguy08 wrote on 2020-03-24, 07:09:

It could be a Quantum Fireball ST (or EX) series. These drives sound like they are spinning below 5400RPM.

It was indeed a Fireball ST 😁

Can anyone help with identification of those two cards? The bottom and right ones, the third one is obviously just some random Cirrus Logic VGA card. Both look like PCI video cards, but both are unknown for me and their layouts (and also logos on theirs chips) are unlike anything I've seen before. That warning symbol on the PCBs gives us a hint that they are interconnected though.

Maybe those are for Mac or some other non-PC architecture using PCI? Still don't know how to search it so any info is greatly appreciated.

Photos taken from above in higher resolution and / or better focus, where chip details can be read, might be easier to identify

jaggedjimmyj wrote on 2021-08-13, 00:44:

Can anyone help with identification of those two cards? The bottom and right ones, the third one is obviously just some random Cirrus Logic VGA card. Both look like PCI video cards, but both are unknown for me and their layouts (and also logos on theirs chips) are unlike anything I've seen before. That warning symbol on the PCBs gives us a hint that they are interconnected though.

Maybe those are for Mac or some other non-PC architecture using PCI? Still don't know how to search it so any info is greatly appreciated.

That stylized "P" logo looks like it might be Pericom . https://www.techonline.com/directory/pericom-semiconductor/

debs3759 wrote on 2021-08-13, 01:34:

Photos taken from above in higher resolution and / or better focus, where chip details can be read, might be easier to identify

Seconded. IMHO photos for identification purposes should be similar to:

Unless there's a specific reason preventing you from taking a proper picture.

darry wrote on 2021-08-13, 01:37:

jaggedjimmyj wrote on 2021-08-13, 00:44:

Can anyone help with identification of those two cards? The bottom and right ones, the third one is obviously just some random Cirrus Logic VGA card. Both look like PCI video cards, but both are unknown for me and their layouts (and also logos on theirs chips) are unlike anything I've seen before. That warning symbol on the PCBs gives us a hint that they are interconnected though.

Maybe those are for Mac or some other non-PC architecture using PCI? Still don't know how to search it so any info is greatly appreciated.

That stylized "P" logo looks like it might be Pericom . https://www.techonline.com/directory/pericom-semiconductor/

That other mystery card looks to have an IC from PLX Technology, so between that and Pericom maybe some kind of PCI bridge / interconnect card???

dormcat wrote on 2021-08-13, 02:13:

Seconded. IMHO photos for identification purposes should be similar to: IMG_20190813_224207.jpg IMG_20190813_224954.jpg […]
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debs3759 wrote on 2021-08-13, 01:34:

Photos taken from above in higher resolution and / or better focus, where chip details can be read, might be easier to identify

Seconded. IMHO photos for identification purposes should be similar to:
IMG_20190813_224207.jpg
IMG_20190813_224954.jpg

Unless there's a specific reason preventing you from taking a proper picture.

Perfect, then you can be all like "R25 is on backwards" 😉

dormcat wrote on 2021-08-13, 02:13:

Seconded. IMHO photos for identification purposes should be

If I had proper pictures then help with identification probably wouldn't be needed. 😀 These pictures are from a local video card lot. Seller won't send better ones but I thought maybe someone already seen one of those cards and know something about them.

Thank you all for the hints! Still couldn't find the exact cards, but I guess those are outside my interests anyway so the mystery can remain a mystery.

Delidded K6 class CPUs didn't have an intel label top and bottom, if you read the bottom one it will have the S Spec on.