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First post, by oguzhanek

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Hi everyone,

I pulled this PCI card out of an old office PC and I'm trying to figure out what it is. I couldn't find any listing or information about it online.

What I can read on the board:
- Silkscreen: "VIDEOMAKER V1.1", with a CE mark and a sticker that says "KU 321"
- Main chip: S3 Trio64V+ (86C765), date code 9721, made in Taiwan
- 8 Siemens memory chips (4 on each side of the GPU) – part numbers: [add if readable]
- A Lattice chip near the bracket (probably a CPLD/logic chip) – marking: [add if readable]
- Another QFP chip near the top left – marking: [add if readable]
- Pin header near the PCI edge connector

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The bracket has five connectors (left to right): a round mini-DIN, a second mini-DIN, a DB9 male, another mini-DIN, and a coax/BNC-style connector. There is no standard 15-pin VGA port, which is what confuses me.

My guess is that it's a video capture/editing card that uses the Trio64V+ Scenic Highway interface with a video decoder chip, but I'm not sure.

My questions:
1. Does anyone recognize this card or know the manufacturer?
2. What are the connectors on the bracket for, especially the DB9?
3. Are there drivers or software for it, or does it work as a normal S3 VGA card with generic drivers?
4. Does it have any collector or resale value, or is it basically common junk?

Photos attached (front view and bracket view). I can take close-ups of any chip if that helps.

Thanks in advance!