Recent content by vintageklench

I do appreciate you looking at the bios. Perhaps there are clues looking at the RIVAL 286-16 and C&T chipset (other boards) for jumper settings. You prob had this info, but maybe it'll help others....there's a website that can help people decifer the POST screen to determine their motherboard...

Chuck(G) + others - if you are able to get the vendor out of the BIOS that would be awesome. I can't determine much reading with notepad. I've attached the hi and lo. I did find a Jul 1988 PC Magazine article about the ARCHE RIVAL computer. It didn't state the motherboard details but I agree it...

Chuck(G), the HDD that came with the ARCHE RIVAL 286 is a Seagate ST-251 and it's a beast. In the rear of the HDD, there is a jumper on the edge, the left side furthest away from the molex power input. See pic. The HDD connects to a very long 16 bit controller card, an adaptec ACB-2310/12...

Really appreciate that suggestion. The motherboard doesn't post yet. I had to replace all the caps because the 12V+ rail wasn't working (didn't get a light on my diagnostic card) so I just replaced all the 10u 16V caps due to age. That caused the CPU on the other side of the board to start to...

Hello, I've come across a motherboard pulled from a ARCHE RIVAL 286 computer. I believe it's from around Summer 1998. I can't seem to find the mobo manufacturer so that I can look up jumper settings and bring this board back to life. Lots of CHIPS branded chipsets on mobo. Award bios. Pics are...

Pawel and others - does anyone have any details on the manufacturer/name of the ARCHE RIVAL 286 motherboard? I just have a PAT-7.2A as a reference for the top corner. Some people think it is made by TMC but I haven't been able to get a match. Thanks in advance.

Hello, this is a little late to reply since your last post, but did you get the details on the TMC board? I have the same board I am trying to repair right now and would love to know what TMC board it is to get the jumper settings. I'm going to pull and dump the bios and see if I can get further...