Question Need help identifying this Obscure Motherboard

[Imagineer_97]

Hi All,

Long time reader, first time poster.

I've been tasked with trying to find a replacement for what i think is quite an old Mini ITX motherboard, i've spent hours researching every label on there and i'm drawing a blank.

This board is part of the control system for a theme park attraction, which is highly customised and the only one of that we are aware of in existence. Unfortunately my efforts to reach out to the guys who designed or programmed it have been fruitless for several weeks and i found out today that they are both no longer with us.

So, good people of Toms Hardware, i know you like a challenge - so if anybody has absolutely any idea where i can source a replacement or a compatible motherboard board from, I (and the thousands of people who ride the attraction every year) would be eternally Grateful for any help!

The installed CPU is a Celeron T3100 on a socket 479 (yes, two of the screws on the heatsink are missing, thats what happens when people who don't understand what they're doing get involved!)

Pictures of the board can be found on Imgur Here

The specs and physical characteristics of the board are as follows, i've labelled which ones are actually used should an alternative be suggested:

External facing Ports
1x Triple vertical audio ports (Mic in, Line Out and Line In) - Not used at all
2x Dual USB 2.0 with a gigabit NIC on top - All Used
1x VGA port with DVI port on top - Not Used
1x HDMI Port - Not used
1x Serial Port - Used
1x PS/2 Combo port (but could well be S-Video?) - Not Used

Internal Interfaces and Ports
1x PCI slot (32-bit) - Not Used
1x Mini PCIe Slot - Used
2x com port headers (18 Pin) - Both Used
4x SATA ports - One Used
2x USB 2 Headers - Both Used
1x JLVDS Header - Not Used
2x DDR2 SODIMM Interfaces - One Used

On the Underside of the board is what appears to be a CF slot - it isnt used.

Information from stickers on the board:
Sticker 1 (below the 24-pin power connector)
14AD15GS1
571251100
1D10

Sticker 2 (on top of the audio ports)
686
AMIBIOS 1999
MB45
0208

Sticker 3 (on the underside of the board)
PWA: 2.0 [BARCODE]

There are also two stickers with "1.0" on them directly behind the USB ports and NICs

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

This is all I could find;
https://www.ebay.com/p/11032527569

But this might be of help to you;
https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...-14ad15gs1-motherboard.3789124/#post-22885064

 

[Imagineer_97]

thanks @Lutfij - that thread was helpful.

Just for the sake of completeness - having identified the board as being an OEM one from Foxconn, i sent them an email and heard back with an hour confirming my suspicions - the board was an OEM board discontinued in 2009, however to my surprise they also told me that they keep a detailed record of every OEM product that they create, and have offered to manufacture a like-for-like replacement for us at a very reasonable price. Great customer service right there!