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Can anyone identify this 486 motherboard?

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First post, by badmojo

Posted on 2025-12-23, 01:31

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Hi all,

I've searched and failed to find any details about this motherboard. I've come across one that uses the same chipset and only has 2 VLB slots, but the layout is totally different.

The silkscreening is good so I don't actually need the manual, but I'd love to have a scan / copy regardless. First though of course I need to know the brand and model number, so if anyone has any ideas then it would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

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Reply 1 of 4, by TheMobRules

Posted on 2025-12-23, 03:22

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Looks like a clone of this one. I don't know why, but these 486 boards with Contaq chipsets always have multiple clones...

Reply 2 of 4, by badmojo

Posted on 2025-12-23, 03:44

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Well done thankyou, that looks to be it. There must have been some advantage to producing these unbranded clones, perhaps it made the cloner less likely to be sued 😋

Mine is a nicely made board - nice thick PCB anyway. That RetroWeb article is the only mention of the CQ30B that I can find, but I'll keep my eyes peeled for a manual anyway.

Thanks again.

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Reply 3 of 4, by badmojo

Posted on 2025-12-23, 10:57

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In the unlikely event that someone finds this thread in the future, here's a better quality photo of my clone board and a dump of the BIOS from it:

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Reply 4 of 4, by Mov AX, 0xDEAD

Posted on 2025-12-23, 14:00

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badmojo wrote on 2025-12-23, 03:44:

Mine is a nicely made board - nice thick PCB anyway. That RetroWeb article is the only mention of the CQ30B that I can find, but I'll keep my eyes peeled for a manual anyway.

BIOS dump says Vendor ID=001391 (Aten International Co.Ltd.), but again it can be clone of Aten

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