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Odd add-on board

Name: Coos Bay Lumber
Date: March 22, 2009 at 12:15:47 Pacific
OS: 98
CPU/Ram: 8/8
Subcategory: Hardware Problems

Comment:

Went to local swap meet yesterday. Found a vendor selling add-on boards at $1 each. One board in bucket had zero plug connections, or outlets. Had prongs like it looked to go in to a PCI slot on motherboard, and was held in via screw at the case, but then? Vendor did not know but what was original purpose of this board then? Wm.

Name: DAVEINCAPS
Date: March 22, 2009 at 13:06:45 Pacific

Reply:

You'd probably need to google any possible relevent info on the card--chips, model #, etc.

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Name: T-R-A
Date: March 22, 2009 at 15:26:20 Pacific

Reply:

There are literally tens of thousands of add-on cards. Without some FCC ID or other info, it'd be impossible to speculate...

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Name: OtheHill
Date: March 22, 2009 at 16:44:54 Pacific

Reply:

AMR or CNR cards might have been made without any visable connectors. See the link below. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/arti...

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