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**M1217/M1209    386SX/SLC Single Chip (40MHz)    [no datasheet]   c91
***Notes:...
**M1219          386DX/486 ISA Cache? Single Chip [no datasheet]     ?
**M1419          386DX/486 ISA Cache  Single Chip [no datasheet]   c91
**Ml429/31/35    486 VLB/PCI/ISA      [no datasheet, some info] cOct93...
**M1439/31/45    486 VLB/PCI/ISA      [no datasheet, some info] <May95...
**M1489/87       FinALi-486 PCI Chipset                         <Feb95...
**M????          Genie, Quad Pentium  [no datasheet, some info]    c95...
**M1451/49       Aladdin    (Pentium) [no datasheet]                 ?...
**M1511/12/13    Aladdin II (Pentium) [no datasheet, some info] >Apr95...
**M1521/23       Aladdin III       50-66MHz                     <Nov96...
**M1531/33/43    Aladdin IV & IV+  50-83.3MHz                <05/28/97...
**M1541/42/33/43 Aladdin V & V+    50-100MHz                         ?...
**M1561/43/35D   Aladdin 7 ArtX    [no datasheet, some info]  11/08/99
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**M6117          386SX Single Chip PC                              <97...
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**M1535/D        South Bridge                                        ?...
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**May not exist:...
**Later Chipsets:...
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**?????  (Profusion)    c:99
Chips:         
Memory Access Controller (MAC)  
Data Interface Buffer (DIB)
CPUs:          8x P-III Xeon Oct
DRAM Types:    SDRAM PC100 2-way Interleave dual channel
Max Mem:       32GB
ECC/Parity:    ECC
AGP speed:     N/A
Bus Speed:     100
PCI Clock/Bus: 1/3 PCI-66/64



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**Notes:
You eventually get  to know when a  board is made by PC  Chips just by
looking at it.
 
Here is a test:
1.  No manufacture name, or one of the above.
2.  If the board has a lots of components that sound like a well known 
    part but aren't the well known part. i.e. 'HX Pro' instead of 
    '430HX'
3a. A really good feature set where you think, that's exactly what I'm 
    looking for.
 b. The features don't really work as intended. 
4.  The price is fantastic.
5.  Its disappointing on closer examination.

PC Chips is  renowned for making crap products. Some  are actually not
too bad, they're no worse than  your average brand. However some are a
nightmare either by design or  just poorly made. Fake components glued
on is not  uncommon. Fake labels over other components.  PCB's so thin
they require low insertion force ISA connectors, every trick to save a
few $.

**Early Chipsets:...
**Later Chipsets:
Info sourced from the very useful plasma-online.de:
http://www.plasma-online.de/index.html?content=http%3A//www.plasma-online.de/english/identify/picture/pcchips.html

Chipset name   | OEM of                    | used on mainboard
---------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------------
HX Pro         | ALi M1521/M1523           |  
SX Pro         | SiS 530/5595              | M598
AGP Pro PC-100 | VIA VT82C598AT/VT82C596B  | M577
TX AGP Pro     | SiS 5591/5595/6326        |  
TX Two         | ALi M1531/M1543           | 
TX Pro         | ALi M1531/M1543           | M560, M575
TX Pro II      | SiS 5597/5598             | M571
TX Pro III     | VIA VT82C580VPX/VT82C586B | M573
TX Pro IV      | SiS 5591/5592             | M570
Top Gun        | ALi Aladdin IV+           | M565
VIA GRA        | VIA VT8501/VT82C596B      | M858LMR
VX Pro         | VIA VT82C580VP/VT82C586B  | 	 
VX Pro +       | VIA VT82C580VPX/VT82C586B | 	 
VX Pro II      | UTron / HiNT UT801X       |   		 
VX two         | VIA VT82C580VP/VT82C586B  | Amptron PM-8600A
VX two         | VIA VT82C580VPX/VT82C586B | Amptron PM-8600B
BXToo          | VIA Apollo Pro            | M760V, M761V
BXToo          | VIA VT82C693/VT82C686A    | M767V
BXPro          | SiS 600/5595              | M747
BXCel          | ALi M1621/M1543           | M726, M729
BXpert         | VIA VT82C691/VT82C596     |  
BXTel          | VIA Apollo Pro            | M730
Xcel 2000      | SiS 620/5595              | M741LMRT
Super TX       | SiS 5597/5598             | ASUS SP97-V, SP98-N, Jetway J-TX98R2
Super TX       | ALi M1531/M1543           | 
Super TX       | ALi M1541/M1543           | Biostar M5ALA, M5ALC, Pionex MBD-P5ABx
Super TX3      | SiS 5571                  | 	 
Super TX4 AGP  |                           | 	 
GFXcel         | SiS 630                   | 	 
GFXpro         | ALi M1631/M1535D          |  
T-Bird         | SiS730S                   | M810
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