Help identify mobo, please (has via VT82C586B chipeset)

[Evander]

Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me identify my board. Like I said, it has
the via VT82C586B chipset. Other features:
3 dimms
3 pci
3 isa (1 shared)
1 agp
socket 7, can do at least k6-2 500
apparently runs pc133 memory

I'm hoping someone can I.D. it so I can find out if I can use high density memory,
and also so I can see how fast a cpu it'll take, and a pdf manual. Also, is there a program that can identify your mobo? If you need more info on identifying it, let me know
('system devices' under device manager lists some via chip numbers)

 

[TimeKeeper]

You definitely need to provide us more info........
any Printing on the mobo?
Boot screen?

If it can't use H.D. memory, most likely it will show "half" of its actual size anyway.

 

[AAMS]

Try here:
http://www.motherboards.org/forum/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=2

 

[Evander]

Here's some more info:

award bios 4.51PG
10/15 5VMD for PT-5VMD (Y2K ready)

a couple other chips are marked winboard (winboard.com is some homo site), and there's also a chip marked TM with a little te & ch besides it.

under system devices here are some relavent things:
via tech 82c586B PCI to ISA bridge
via tech v82c597 cpu to pci bridge

Only other thing that strikes me is that it has an old style keyboard adapter (not ps2)

 

[skriefal]

Do a search on "5VMD" at Google. The answer will be immediately apparent. Or just click here.

 

[Evander]

Thanks for the link- found exactly what I need. Well, not quite yet. I can't tell from looking at the specs whether or not I can use high density ram. I will email them to be sure, but what am I supposed to be looking for when viewing the data sheet that indicates hd ram is acceptable? (maybe the answer is lodged in the manual I downloaded, but I like quick answers, dammit!)

 

[skriefal]

High density RAM on an older Socket7 motherboard? I doubt it. But I'd still be curious to know if you try it and find that it works...

 

[Peter]

VIA 597/586B combination has the marketing name "VP3".

The 597's SDRAM controller can address no more than 64-MBit technology SDRAM chips, meaning your largest DIMM is 128-MByte 16-chip. Whether it's organized as 2 rows of eight chips each, or one row of sixteen chips, doesn't matter.

Meaning you're even further limited than the current "high density" vs. "Intel BX compatible" distinction. Intel BX's limit is 128-MBit technology, 256 MBytes per DIMM in 2-row configuration.

regards, Peter