Paul Rogers wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

 RJT> First off,  what I took to be the typical "intel inside"
thingy on one
 RJT> of the  chips -- on a heatsink,  which should've tipped me off --
 RJT> was "Video Inside"!  The rest of what's on there is "TX PRO
 RJT> II".  There also seems to be a 2x8 pin header on the board

 PR> Eeuuww!  As MPFC says, "Run away, run away!"  It's one of those
 PR> PC-Chips rip-off chipsets.  There lots of stuff on the web about
 PR> them, which you apparently can't get to yet.

I did get to some of it yesterday,  and am still digesting it.  Why that
reaction?  It doesn't seem to be a bad board based on anything that I'm
seeing,  though most don't seem to think much of the onboard sound and
video capabilities.  It does seem to run just a bit faster with the same
CPU and RAM as I was using,  too.

 RJT> There's a PS/2 pin header up by the keyboard connector I'm prepared for

 PR> You sure?  there are at least three arrangements I've seen.  A
 PR> single line, and two versions of 2x4 or 2x5.  Don't be surprized if
 PR> it doesn't work, but that might just mean you need to rearrange the
 PR> connector.

It works.

 RJT> with  the right adapter,  and a pair of other pin headers nearby
 RJT> along that back edge of the board for what must be the two
 RJT> serial ports,  and the parallel and floppy interface

 PR> Maybe an IR, or USB?

They're also there.

 RJT> connectors are about where I'd expect them,  between the ram and 
 RJT> the first PCI connector.  But the two IDE connectors aren't there 
 RJT> -- they're all the way down at the bottom end of the board,  
 RJT> below the CPU chip.

 RJT> In between the first and second PCI connectors is another pin 
 RJT> header,  2 rows by 9 pins long,  missing one pin.  I have *no* 
 RJT> idea what this one is for,  anybody know?

 PR> IR, I'd bet.

Video,  as it turns out.

 RJT> Then there's a 3-pin header on the other side of the sound
 RJT> and BIOS chips labled "12V JP1 5V" with a jumper across the

 PR> EEPROM power.

Yeah.

 RJT> Only ID I can find on this board is a sticker on the last
 RJT> ISA slot,  that says "MW84321402 Made In China",  which ain't 
 RJT> telling me much.

 PR> What's the BIOS number on screen when it says "Press 'DEL' for
 PR> setup."

I'd have to make a note of it,  which means rebooting,  and it's up and
working at the moment...

 RJT> I just realized that what they gave me for headers doesn't include
 RJT> anything  for the onboard stuff,  just the standard serial and
 RJT> parallel connectors,  and that's it.  And I called them,
 RJT> and can take it back tomorrow if necessary...

 RJT> Your comments on this odd board?

 PR> Anything else available?  I wouldn't want that chipset.  PC-Chips
 PR> has been a real rip-off artist.  Stole chipsets, and an AMI BIOS. 

Really?  I took that "M571" number that was in another post and
did a google search on it,  first hit got me to a site with all sorts of
info,  I didn't see anything else on it that ties in with what you're
talking about here...

Any comments from all of you guys with regard to chipsets,  board makers, 
etc. would be of some interest.

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