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First post, by bloodem

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One day ago I received my first 286 motherboard.
Truthfully, I've never found the 286 platform particularly interesting (and for good reason), but I finally gave in and decided to add one to my collection and play with it. 😁

I managed to get the board going (it had multiple issues to begin with), however I'd still like to identify it. For example, I'd like to add various improvements (such as upgrading/replacing the memory with 1Mx1 DIP ICs - which I should have in my hometown stash). I know that the chipset should support up to 16 MHz (this one comes with a 10 MHz CPU, overclocked @ 12 MHz) and 4MB of memory (although I will be perfectly content with 2 MB). So, knowing the jumper settings would be helpful (I imagine that JP9, JP10, JP11 are probably related to the memory size).

I've dumped the BIOS (both odd & even) and also merged them (in hopes that I would find some string that would point me in the right direction), but, alas, I was unable to find anything meaningful that would help me identify it. TheRetroWeb was not very helpful either...

I'm attaching some photos and the BIOS ROMs as well (maybe someone else will need them in the future), and also attaching the merged BIOS file.

1 x PLCC-68 / 2 x PGA132 / 5 x Skt 3 / 9 x Skt 7 / 12 x SS7 / 1 x Skt 8 / 14 x Slot 1 / 5 x Slot A
5 x Skt 370 / 8 x Skt A / 2 x Skt 478 / 2 x Skt 754 / 3 x Skt 939 / 7 x LGA775 / 1 x LGA1155
Current PC: Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Backup PC: Core i7 7700k

Reply 1 of 1, by bloodem

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Managed to (almost) find it. This BIOSTAR board is very similar to mine, but probably an older or newer model/layout:
http://www.uncreativelabs.de/th99/m/A-B/30700.htm

However, the important things are identical, so I'm happy with it.

1 x PLCC-68 / 2 x PGA132 / 5 x Skt 3 / 9 x Skt 7 / 12 x SS7 / 1 x Skt 8 / 14 x Slot 1 / 5 x Slot A
5 x Skt 370 / 8 x Skt A / 2 x Skt 478 / 2 x Skt 754 / 3 x Skt 939 / 7 x LGA775 / 1 x LGA1155
Current PC: Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Backup PC: Core i7 7700k