The motherboard in my beloved IBM (Lenovo) ThinkCenter S50 (machine type 8086-24U) has crapped out (probably because of defective capacitors). The 8086 is a very compact desktop model (Small Form Factor). Since this machine is out of warranty the cost of a replacement IBM motherboard is prohibitive. Does anyone know of another brand of motherboard that will fit in its place?
Thanks.
howagood
Your system is non-standard. The only board that will fit in that case is an IBM replacement.
how about getting a $20 case and getting whatever board you want that is compatitable with the rest of the hardware.
You will also need an Operating System.
Power supply could be a deal breaker though.larry
Here's some S50 motherboards: http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-ThinkCentre...
I assume they'll fit but you should probably examine them to make sure.
"It was far easier for you as civilized men to behave like barbarians
than it was for them as barbarians to behave like civilized men."
I was watching two working S50 systems on ebay that started low. Both eventually went for around $50 with shipping. I noticed too the motherboard/cpu combo I linked to above has dropped to $36. "It was far easier for you as civilized men to behave like barbarians
than it was for them as barbarians to behave like civilized men."