![]() ![]() ![]() Yes, that's a completely standard uATX case. If you focus on the desktop chassis you already have (which will more commonly contain Intel MU440EX boards) and this Squarius I case you will probably find one soon enough: No FR500, but that's because I'm looking for one year newer and a different type of case. Haven't spent more than EUR 35 on a likely system, and apart from the desired boards, I also found two FR520 boards. Have two, but one fails to support Coppermine and the other has dodgy video memory, so still looking. I'm looking for a quite different PB beast, a PB Bora Pro aka MSI MS-6168 v2.0 motherboard with i440BX and Voodoo3 onboard. A lot of the other 'Club' systems, also ones in minitower chassis ("Squarius") had the same board. Problem finding this sort of thing is that basically nobody who is interested in what hardware they have would buy one, so your best chance is just to look for random low-end PB systems from the right period, and to do so locally. I'd consider that board idiotically overpriced for what was - it was bottom-scraping low-end stuff back in the day and would have cost less new. The M5SIB was referred to as "Pegase" - see here "PB850" is Parckard Bell's internal name for the FR500, so yes, that's the board (at least, assuming your system had SIMMs not DIMMs). If I can't get hold of the original parts it would be a shame, but can always build up as a sleeper build for a modern machine or build a pentium 3/4 windows 98 rig. I even have the original double packard bell restore CD's that went with my club 30 which I can't wait to install - although I've lost the key, I assume any win 98 for that service pack will work? I have been keeping my eye out for a complete Club 30 for ages but due to the renowned 'quality' of packard bell stuff most have been sent to landfill years ago. I know that my Club 30 had the Cyrix 2 300mhz so would have been a socket 7 but it would be handy to have a model number or something I can use to keep scouring ebay. The main issue, however is tracking down the model of the original motherboard - which are probably few and far between now but I have the patience to wait □ Whilst now (and probably then too) it is/was condsidered to be a bit of a turd, I have immense nostalgia linked to that machine.Īs it is, I have managed to track down an old empty Club 30 chassis along with original 14" monitor and keyboard (no mouse yet) and have the desire to rebuild the case with original hardware/specs. Hi guys, been reading lots of interesting topics on this forum about old tech and was wondering if you could help me with a project I'm working on.īack in '97 my family bought a computer, a Packard Bell Club 30.
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