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Micron Pentium Pro for sale on eBay

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First post, by dbellue1

Posted on 2025-06-28, 14:58

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Hey everyone. I was looking on eBay yesterday and found a Micron Pentium Pro similar to the one I owned in 2007. I had the dual Pro 200 version with 1mb on the processors. I am tempted to buy this, but I had rather get one like I had before. I had both VRM'S and installed 512mb of ram in it. Mine had a Micronics motherboard. I thought I would share since they are so rare and so unique to find.

Reply 1 of 5, by ppsh41

Posted on 2025-06-28, 21:36

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The motherboard is an Intel VS440FX. According to this page:
https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/intel-vs440fx-venus

This board has been used in at least a couple of Micron systems.

Reply 2 of 5, by luckybob

Posted on 2025-06-28, 22:18

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$400 is WAY too much for such a system, if you're talking about this https://www.ebay.com/itm/396792165419?

Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them. - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam

Reply 3 of 5, by dbellue1

Posted on 2025-06-30, 20:52

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Hey luckybob, I agree with you. I have been keeping track of them and the last one I saw on eBay (a Micron System) was early last year and was going for around $1200 and was not complete. They are super rare now. I may be wrong, but I think if you are going to ask a high price for these machines, at least the ram should be maxed out and it should include all the VRM's. Also, I feel that it should be shown to be fully functional.

Reply 4 of 5, by Unknown_K

Posted on 2025-06-30, 21:32

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Most of the OEM PPro boards are so proprietary (form factor, power supply) that buying them is kind of pointless.

I gave up looking for retail PPro motherboards ages ago because cost for CPU and boards is too much (and I have a couple anyway).

Collector of old computers, hardware, and software

Reply 5 of 5, by luckybob

Posted on 2025-07-01, 03:50

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I blame myself. I extoled the chip for years, and then the pandemic hit and people took what I said seriously and started jacking the prices up.

I'm so very sorry everyone.

Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them. - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam

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