Re: [Off-Topic] Pentium Motherboard
"AU,SCOTT CHUONG" wrote:
>
> After installing slink on my old 386, I salvaged a Pentium box from work
> that was to be sent to the trash. I have very little experience with
> Pentium motherboards since I've only owned a 486 and 386. The problem is
> the motherboard (and ASUS motherboard)was stripped of everything except a
> 1.44 floppy and the chip. Now I want to rebuild this machine so I don't
> have to run slink on the 386 (sloooooow...). My questions were:
>
> 1. It seems there's a VGA controller built into the motherboard with an
> accompanying serial cable to attach to a monitor. Does this mean I no
> longer need a video card like in older 486/386 models?
>
> 2. All memory was stripped (except for what I believe is a lithium CMOS
> battery). When I tried turning it on, there's no startup seen on my
> monitor. Am I correct in assuming I need some memory for the BIOS to
> load? Or is this related to Question 1 (ie I need to purchase a video
> card).
>
> 3. Looking at the ports, I noticed some 8 bit slots (no Vesa Local Bus
> slots though) and some shorter ports I did not recognize. Are these PCI
> ports?
>
> 4. Additionally, there appears to a Com Port controller built into the
> motherboard (like the Video question above). Is this also a trend to
> integrate serial card controllers into the motherboard now?
>
> I realize these are pretty amateur questions but it's been a while since
> I've worked with newer hardware (lack of cashflow and time) but it would
> be really nice to upgrade to a Pentium machine from the 386.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott Au
> sau@ucla.edu
>
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