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| Authored by: DaveF on Saturday, November 27 2004 @ 02:28 PM CST |
Rob, if I took notes on that pinout I've long since lost them. I should have posted them, but I didn't. Chances are very good that the 7469 and 7360 had different pinouts unless they happened to use exactly the same motherboard.
What I suggest doing is disconnecting the front panel, then, before you swap the board, locate the power switch lead on the old board by systematically shorting pins with a screwdriver with the power off. You'll know when you found the lead when the power comes on. Sounds dangerous, I know, but you won't hurt anything, or yourself.
The power and HDD lights are easier to find by looking at the connector, especially once you eliminate the power leads.
You may get lucky and have the various leads silkscreened onto the board itself. I didn't, but with Compaq, you never know.
For $295, you're going to get a nice machine. Like you say, the HDD may or may not be up to the task, but that's $67 and the prices are always dropping, so if you can get 6 more months out of that old drive, it's worth a shot.[ Reply to This | Parent ]
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| Authored by: veefer800canuck on Saturday, November 27 2004 @ 06:48 PM CST |
Update:
After much searching, it appears that the original Compaq 7469 MOBO is a Camaro board, model number as yet unknown, which is an OEM version of a Mitec #5114 MOBO.
On pages 16 & 17 of the following .pdf document (link at the bottom), it details the pinout for the front power-on switch. I THINK this onformation is accurate, however, I am not near my computer and have not yet removed the OEM MOBO for comparison to the .pdf diagrams.
Dave: any idea if this information looks correct Re: your experience with the 7360???
Thanks again.
http://www.motherboards.org/files/manuals/78/5114VU.pdf[ Reply to This | Parent ]
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