Can't identify this motherboard

[AncientPC]

It's frustrating, I've tried Googling every single piece of unique information I can find on the board.

I have a spare AMD Thunderbird 1.4GHz socket A and I want to know if I can drop it in without damaging the chip. Or if it's unsupported, I can flash the BIOS to support newer CPUs.

Since it's hard to capture tiny text with my digicam, here's some of the info off the board (it doesn't help that they use a crappy font and intermix letters and numbers):
B/N: B03
ISN: 09D74008230 VER B03
S/N: MBD001137-0070FLW

Off the back of the board:
P/N: 21320-001
PWB REV: B01 MADE IN TAIWAN KL003910DG
D-YING M-V0 E150630 94V-0
You'd think the part number would show up on Google!

What I do know:
-AMD Duron 800MHz attached, which makes it socket A
-SDRAM slots
-VIA VT82C686A southbridge (north is covered by a heatsink)

My camera skills suck:
http://temp.ancientpc.net/at/IMG_3316.JPG
http://temp.ancientpc.net/at/IMG_3317.JPG
http://temp.ancientpc.net/at/IMG_3318.JPG
http://temp.ancientpc.net/at/IMG_3319.JPG

 

[stevty2889]

The board manufacturer appears to be D-ying. I couldn't find much info on it, but it appears to be an OEM motherboard, the may have been used in Sony computers.


link

 

[o1die]

Cpu-z is a free download that may ID your motherboard.

 

[tcsenter]

Its definitely an OEM, looks very similar (but not the same) as the Compaq UWAVE board made by FIC, which was an OEM version of the FIC AZ31. Toshiba used D-Ying boards for its desktops in the past, reportedly distributed or contracted through GVC, which has been absorbed into Lite-On.

You'd be better off tossing it in the trash bin and buying a cheap replacement on Ebay or something.

 

[JohnDoe2]

Those are some blurry photos!

 

[Peter]

If the thing's still booting, the BIOS ID line on the bottom of the POST screen will help find out who made it.

 

[Puffnstuff]

I read a brief article over at motherboards.org where someone stated that it came in a toshiba pc. You might want to broaden your search parameters to locate what your looking for. There used to be a site on the net where you could use your bios string to id the mb.

Edit: Go here http://www.wimsbios.com/faq.jsp

 

[Lanyap]

This is the motherboard in the famous Andara MicronPC Barebones that many of us ordered from Overstock.com back in 2001/2002(?). The significant numbers match up with the one that I still have. I'm looking at it now. It's using the VIA KT133 chipset and had a limitation of 1GHZ for the CPU. A BIOS upgrade, including MisterE's famous modded BIOS, will not help with using larger CPUs.

Here is some of the motherboard info from Everset Home Diagnostics:
Motherboard Properties
Manufacturer BCM
Product GT133KT
Version B03

Chipset Properties
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8363 Apollo KT133

Here are some pics and specs for a newer version of this system. I believe this is the KT133A version which can handle larger Athlon XP and Duron CPUs. I'm in the process of testing one out now.

http://www.centrix-intl.com/details.asp?productid=3899

BTW, I found your post when I was googling "motherboard 21320-001" trying to learn more about the new version.

 

[AncientPC]

LOL thanks Lanyap, that's where the system came from! I remember buying that from Overstock at the time too.

 

[marulee]

Biostar?

 

[Lanyap]

Originally posted by: marulee
Biostar?

BCM

http://www.bcmcom.com/tech/GT133KT/GT133KT-p.htm

http://www.bcmcom.com/tech/GT133KT/GT133KT.htm

http://www.bcmcom.com/

 

[zig3695]

gtopala.com should give you all you could find out by looking through the OS