Motherboard Specifications needed please!

How-to identify your motherboard ?
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Agness
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Hi everyone!

I have an Intel Celeron 433MHz computer, 1998's edition.In it there is a motherboard with a label on it, which says:
AWARD PCI/PNP 1998 188491823 PGBAT-A+ 611

I really need to know which devices it is compatible with.
Firstly I need to upgrade the RAM [probably an SDRAM, right?] and I need to put a network card on it, but I don't know wich model to look for.
I already have 32Mb RAM, but it is not enough to install WinXP on it. [They need at least 64].

Any information around the subject would be appreciated!I can't completely understand what is this old PC exactly is, and I am trying to upgrade it in order to use it somehow...

THANKS!!!
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Hi there, Can I suggest that you visit Majorgeeks.com and look for a piece of software called Everest or Everest at home. This ( usually ) gives you a complete breakdown of everything that is inside your machine.
Hope that helps a little.
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Mark
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P6BAT-A+ would be a mainboard from ECS - www.ecs.com.tw

AFAIR equipped with Intel i440BX chipset so you need memory modules compatible to this chipset - maximum is 256MB per Slot but only special modules will go (16 memory chips (8 per side) and 8x16 internal organisation).

Every standard PCI network card should work.
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thanks!I'll check it out..
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P6BAT-A+ support site:

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Downlo ... 82&LanID=0

the P6BAT-A+ uses a VIA Apollo Pro+ Chipset (not an Intel 440BX) and is capable of driving 768MB RAM with the 3 DIMM slots (6 banks) it has. You can put in 256MB modules with 16MxN organisation.
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that via chipset has the same requirements for memory as the 440bx, it was designed to be pin-compatible if my memory serves me right...
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the Apollo Pro+ (82C693) is pincompatible to the Intel 440BX like the Apollo Pro133 (82C693A) while the later can handle 32MxN memory chips..
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thanx for undusting that bit of info...
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