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I've got a cheap notebook with a 486DX processor from Ebay Kleinanzeigen. It seems like this notebook has no brand on it. Some details CPU: Intel 486DX/2 66 Mhz Ram: 4 MB Sipp Bios: Award Modular BIOS v4.50 Board name: Notebook 3500A Chipset: ETEQ ET6000 (Codename: Cheetah) Peripherals: - 1,44 Floppy Disk - Conner CCA3B23 Hard disk with 210 Mbytes Picture of the device Internals overview (Broken CMOS Battery has been replaced) Chipset ETEQ ET6600 (Cheetah) Chipset (CHIPS F82C206) Floppy disk controller (SMC FDC 37C651 QF P) Graphic card (Cirrus Logic CL-GD6235-65QC-AB) EEPROM (CAT28F010N) 30 Pin Sipp Ram vs 30 Pin Simm Ram (No difference except soldered pins) System report from BIOS Andreas Stiller system analyzer report Navratil System reports Resources: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_I...

While cleaning up my cellar I hit on an old motherboard with an old cpu. I was wondering If I can make something out of it. I decided to build a retro PC with some new parts. To be precise, I don't want to use a bulky power supply and only connect a cd drive if it is required. I had to buy some missing parts to realise my project. From AliExpress Pico PSU DC-ATX-160W 24Pin ( ~ 8 $ Free shipping to Germany) https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=pico+psu Converter Power Kabel 20P ATX to AT 2 Port 6 Pin ( ~3 $ Free shipping to Germany) https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=atx+to+at+converter From Ebay Graphic card VGA S3 ViRGE/DX ( ~ 5 € + 2 € delivery) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3_ViRGE So I paid round about 17 € for this project. List of all components: 64 MB 72 pin Ram S3 Virge/DX with 4 MB Ram and 72 MHz Pico PSU for power supply Gigabyte P/I-P55TP4N motherboard Pentium 1 with 166 mHz (codename: P55C) released 1997 ...