Mystery motherboard testing @adriansdigitalbasement2
Mystery motherboard testing  @adriansdigitalbasement2
Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
On today's video, we have four mystery motherboards. When they were given to me, they were quite filthy and were in "unknown working condition." Let's put these boards through their paces and see what works and what doesn't.

0:00 IBM PC 5150 motherboard
7:19 Generic XT clone motherboard
19:10 Gorgeous full size 386DX-25 motherboard
31:44 Another gorgeous full size 386DX-33 motherboard

-- Video Links

Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com

Support the channel on Patreon:
patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement

Adrian's Digital Basement (Main Channel)
youtube.com/channel/UCE5dIscvDxrb7CD5uiJJOiw

-- Tools

Deoxit D5:
amzn.to/2VvOKy1
store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f

O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
amzn.to/3a9x54J

Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
amzn.to/2VrT5lW

Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
amzn.to/2ye6xC0

Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z

Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
amzn.to/3adRbuy

TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
amzn.to/2wG4tlP
aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html

TS100 Soldering Iron:
amzn.to/2K36dJ5
ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853

EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
eevblog.com/product/121gw

DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
amzn.to/2RDSDQw
ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672

Magnetic Screw Holder:
amzn.to/3b8LOhG
harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html

Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971

RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
retrotink.com

Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184

Heat Sinks:
aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html

Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
amzn.to/3b8LOOI

--- Links

My GitHub repository:
github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories

Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
commodorecomputerclub.com

--- Instructional videos

My video on damage-free chip removal:
youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8

--- Music

Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino
Mystery motherboard testingISA card follow-up: Super hard to fix sound card, VGA 0WS issue and moreIts cute but broken: The GE Spacemaker 5 color TV0093 Two international wedge computers from 1987 (Olivetti PC1 and Panasonic FS-A1F)ZX Spectrum motherlode, broken Famicoms and a battery powered soldering ironQuality of life: Adding a proper IEC mains power input jack to a monitorIBM PC 5150 repair: Bad RAM / parity errors0080 A 128k RAM upgrade for the Speccy, some recovered SIDs, USB-C Cable testing and a new DMM0050 This is the best packing material Ive ever seen!0079 Im at a loss for words when I first see this Tandy 4000 computer0112 An Apple II emulator along with other Apple II goodiesHow to fix and repair Alps SKCC keyboards
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