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First post, by ReeceDood486

Posted on 2017-08-08, 19:35

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I have this MB (pic included) that I cannot find a replacement for anywhere. I sent it to a repair shop to get a bus transceiver soldered back but it still hasn't worked. This is the first PC that I have ever owned and it kills me to have it set on the shelf doing nothing. If anybody has any information as to where I can find a replacement, I would pay out the nose to have another one.

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Reply 1 of 18, by lazibayer

Posted on 2017-08-08, 20:25

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It's TMC PCI58PL. A close sibling is AM-586VIPL. They are indeed rare.

Reply 2 of 18, by RJDog

Posted on 2017-08-08, 20:30

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PCI and VLB... neat! Also, sorry for your loss...

Reply 3 of 18, by nforce4max

Posted on 2017-08-08, 20:43

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The board is probably fixable but it won't be cheap and it is missing traces, you need to find a proper shop to get that fix and expect to spend up to several hundred bucks. That repair job is worse than anything that I've done yikes.

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Reply 4 of 18, by ReeceDood486

Posted on 2017-08-08, 21:01

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I would gladly pay a hundred if I can find somebody with the proper skills to undo the embarrassing mistake (I kinda made a big scene when I saw it) and fix her up. I man can dream.

Reply 5 of 18, by Tetrium

Posted on 2017-08-09, 01:13

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My god, that looks quite vexing. What happened to it??

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Reply 6 of 18, by Jade Falcon

Posted on 2017-08-09, 02:27

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Did they pit it in a microwave or something?

Reply 7 of 18, by TheAbandonwareGuy

Posted on 2017-08-09, 03:44

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What happened?

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Reply 8 of 18, by Nvm1

Posted on 2017-08-09, 08:53

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The second isa slot (as seen from the pci slots) seems to make a short circuit on the edge of the slot. You can see some metal touching each other in the slot.
And it looks as if a solder gun has been lying on top of those molten chips. I hope it is repairable.

Reply 9 of 18, by ReeceDood486

Posted on 2017-08-09, 14:06

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As for what happened, the damn Ni/Cd barrel battery leaked and damaged the side of the board. I took it to a local shop to get it fixed with some new chips ( he has done great work on other things so I didnt think much of it) and got this abomination. I knew it was going to be a long shot to fix it but I still paid $60. For this..

Reply 10 of 18, by Jade Falcon

Posted on 2017-08-09, 16:26

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ReeceDood486 wrote:
As for what happened, the damn Ni/Cd barrel battery leaked and damaged the side of the board. I took it to a local shop to get it fixed with some new chips ( he has done great work on other things so I didnt think much of it) and got this abomination. I knew it was going to be a long shot to fix it but I still paid $60. For this..

Wait you payed for that work? Id take them to small claims court or something and get your money and some extra for damages if they don't pay you back.

Reply 11 of 18, by BloodyCactus

Posted on 2017-08-09, 17:01

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that board still has corrosive crap all over it. at this proint, probably in between the layers too.

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Reply 12 of 18, by luckybob

Posted on 2017-08-09, 18:12

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That solder job is an abomination.

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

Reply 13 of 18, by TheAbandonwareGuy

Posted on 2017-08-09, 18:20

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luckybob wrote:
That solder job is an abomination.

He should never have paid $60 for that pathetic work.

A blind man with one hand and three fingers could have done a better job.

Reply 14 of 18, by ReeceDood486

Posted on 2017-08-09, 18:39

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I ended up replacing the MB, CPU, Ram, etc. It would have been nice to have the original unit up and running...Oh well. Thanks for taking interest in my frustration 🤣.

The Replacement:

MB: AB-PN5
DRAM: 16mb
HDD: 8gb (testing mostly)
CPU: IBM 6x86 P166+ 133Mhz
Audio: Sound Blaster CT2760 AWE32
Cache: 512kb

Reply 15 of 18, by lazibayer

Posted on 2017-08-09, 19:12

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ReeceDood486 wrote:
I ended up replacing the MB, CPU, Ram, etc. It would have been nice to have the original unit up and running...Oh well. Thanks f […]
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I ended up replacing the MB, CPU, Ram, etc. It would have been nice to have the original unit up and running...Oh well. Thanks for taking interest in my frustration 🤣.

The Replacement:

MB: AB-PN5
DRAM: 16mb
HDD: 8gb (testing mostly)
CPU: IBM 6x86 P166+ 133Mhz
Audio: Sound Blaster CT2760 AWE32
Cache: 512kb

What video card did you use? I guess it's not a VLB 😁
6x86 and PN5 are cool to have, but sadly big goldie Socket 4 is much cooler... Maybe one day you will come across a Socket 4 mobo if you are not fixed on the particular model. Oh and VLB on a Pentium platform is bad ass cool.

Reply 16 of 18, by luckybob

Posted on 2017-08-09, 20:07

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@ReeceDood486

NICE!! show us the inside!

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

Reply 17 of 18, by ReeceDood486

Posted on 2017-08-09, 20:11

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lazibayer wrote:
ReeceDood486 wrote:
I ended up replacing the MB, CPU, Ram, etc. It would have been nice to have the original unit up and running...Oh well. Thanks f […]
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I ended up replacing the MB, CPU, Ram, etc. It would have been nice to have the original unit up and running...Oh well. Thanks for taking interest in my frustration 🤣.

The Replacement:

MB: AB-PN5
DRAM: 16mb
HDD: 8gb (testing mostly)
CPU: IBM 6x86 P166+ 133Mhz
Audio: Sound Blaster CT2760 AWE32
Cache: 512kb

What video card did you use? I guess it's not a VLB 😁
6x86 and PN5 are cool to have, but sadly big goldie Socket 4 is much cooler... Maybe one day you will come across a Socket 4 mobo if you are not fixed on the particular model. Oh and VLB on a Pentium platform is bad ass cool.

I am still using my S3 trio 64. Ive had it since day one so im a little attached to it. My main plan was to install a VLB on that Pentium but with the circumstances and all.

Reply 18 of 18, by probnot

Posted on 2017-08-09, 22:11

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ReeceDood486 wrote:
I ended up replacing the MB, CPU, Ram, etc. It would have been nice to have the original unit up and running...Oh well. Thanks f […]
Show full quote
I ended up replacing the MB, CPU, Ram, etc. It would have been nice to have the original unit up and running...Oh well. Thanks for taking interest in my frustration 🤣.

The Replacement:

MB: AB-PN5
DRAM: 16mb
HDD: 8gb (testing mostly)
CPU: IBM 6x86 P166+ 133Mhz
Audio: Sound Blaster CT2760 AWE32
Cache: 512kb

A woodgrain 6x86? I feel LGR being channeled... 😎

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