Where can I get an obsolete motherboard?

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Roger

Following my motherboard dying, I'm looking for a replacement for a m/c
built in 2004 to match my existing components. I can find a few boards with
the necessary spec. listed on the Web, but those retail sites that will sell
to the UK have none in stock.

Can anyone recommend a source that deals in such obsolescent boards?

Pentium 4 2.80E
2 x 512Mb DDR PC3200 - Crucial RAM
Asus ATi Radeon 9600XT - AGP8 - 128Mb
Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Digital
2 x Western Digital 120 GB SATA (No PATA in use at present)
RAID 0 (Essential)
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Regards, Roger

"Time Flies at Old Warden" -
http://www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth/index.htm
The British Columbia Aviation Museum - http://www.bcam.net/index.htm
The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum -
http://www.airmuseum.ca/contents.html
 
| Following my motherboard dying, I'm looking for a replacement for a m/c
| built in 2004 to match my existing components. I can find a few boards with
| the necessary spec. listed on the Web, but those retail sites that will sell
| to the UK have none in stock.
|
| Can anyone recommend a source that deals in such obsolescent boards?
|
| Pentium 4 2.80E
| 2 x 512Mb DDR PC3200 - Crucial RAM
| Asus ATi Radeon 9600XT - AGP8 - 128Mb
| Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Digital
| 2 x Western Digital 120 GB SATA (No PATA in use at present)
| RAID 0 (Essential)

This is one possibility:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-P4P800SE-Mainboard-Ethernet-6-channel/dp/B000225MEA

Larc



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Roger said:
Following my motherboard dying, I'm looking for a replacement for a m/c
built in 2004 to match my existing components. I can find a few boards with
the necessary spec. listed on the Web, but those retail sites that will sell
to the UK have none in stock.

Can anyone recommend a source that deals in such obsolescent boards?
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You can search ebay.com for the model number. New old stock (NOS) would
be better than used. Anyway be sure to check out the seller and the
return policy carefully.
 
Roger said:
Following my motherboard dying, I'm looking for a replacement for a m/c
built in 2004 to match my existing components. I can find a few boards
with the necessary spec. listed on the Web, but those retail sites that
will sell to the UK have none in stock.

Can anyone recommend a source that deals in such obsolescent boards?

Pentium 4 2.80E
2 x 512Mb DDR PC3200 - Crucial RAM
Asus ATi Radeon 9600XT - AGP8 - 128Mb
Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Digital
2 x Western Digital 120 GB SATA (No PATA in use at present)
RAID 0 (Essential)
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That's hardly obsolete. I'm surprised you are having trouble finding a
board for that. I found a couple in the UK, and I don't live in the UK.
:) -Dave

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?ASR-P4I65G (210 in
stock, ships same day)

http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductsList.asp?Name=socket+478 (in stock, plenty
left!)

I'm not a huge asus fan (that's an understatement), but both of these boards
look like they should patch you up long enough to get you to your next
rebuild at least. -Dave
 
Hello Dave,

Thanks for the suggestions, unfortunately both links refer to the Asrock
ASR-P4I65G and, despite what the headline details say, this board does NOT
support RAID which I need to recover my multi-boot system. This board crops
up everywhere!!!
I wasn't expecting anyone to do the detailed searching for me but I did
wonder if there was a site that could match components to boards. A long
shot, but worth a try!
Perhaps I've discovered a gap in the marketplace?

Thanks again,

Roger

"Time Flies at Old Warden" -
http://www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth/index.htm
The British Columbia Aviation Museum - http://www.bcam.net/index.htm
The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum -
http://www.airmuseum.ca/contents.html
 
I did a search by one company MSI, and they are still out there.
They are plentiful, micro, full ATX, onboard stuff or not, whatever you
want.
many brands.
 
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