486vchd-61c977369e561540042272-1Download

Source: https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/fic-486-vc-hd#bios

Maintenance

• Erster Funktionstest – Board läuft zeigt ein paar BIOS Checkfehler
• Verschmutzung – Board ist sehr sauber.
• Batterie – Dallas Chip, Batterie ist leer, Hülle entfernt und Halterunf für CR12 aufgelötet.
• Schäden – Keine
• Jumper – OK

Benchmark

Componentescription	Type used
CPU / CoPro	See board
Graphics card	16 Bit ISA ET4000 1MB
Storage	minimum 8 MB
Hard disk drive	CompactFlash

	FIC 486-HC-HD 486 DX33
3D Bench (for slow PCs)	20,4
3D Bench (for fast PCs)	20,0
Chris 3D Benchmark [Skoor]	22,5
3DMark [FPS]	13,5
Chris 3D Benchmark 640×480 [Score]	6,6
Chris 3D Benchmark 640×480 [FPS]	3,9
PC Player Benchmark (320×200 8bpp)	5,3
PC Player Benchmark (640×480 8-bit colour depth)	–
Doom in Detail [Time]	2134
Doom: Minimum Details [Realities]	1746
Doom min Detail [FPS]	42,78
Doom: Maximum Detail [Time]	2134
Doom max Detail [Realtics]	6563
Doom maximised detail [FPS]	11,38
Quake 360 x 480 [frames]	969
Quake 360 x 480 [Time]	260,5
Quake 360 x 480 [FPS]	3,7
Quake Quake 640×480 [Frames]	–
Quake 640x480 [Time]	–
Quake 640×480 [FPS]	–
System Info [CPU]	72,0
System Info [HDD]
System Info [Data transfer rate]
Landmark [CPU]	158,25
Landmark [FPU]	251,58
Landmark [GPU]	2917,03
Top Bench
Speedsys [CPU]	12,49
Speedsys [RAM] MB/s L1	34,72
Speedsys [RAM] MB/S L2	27,69
Speedsys [RAM] MB/s TP	15,87
Speedsys [HDD]	567,32
WinXP HW Info CPU	–
WinXP HW Info FPU	–
WinXP HW Info MMX	–
WinXP HW Info Memory	–
WinXP PCMark 2002 CPU Score	–
WinXP PCMark 2002 Memory Score	–
WinXP PCMark 2002 HDD Score	–

Testing different motherboards under the most similar conditions possible
For data collection, I'm using the Benchmark Pack from PhilsComputerLab https://www.philscomputerlab.com/dos-benchmark-pack.html

Spiele Probiert

Spiel	Spielbar
Duke Numkem 3D	No
Doom I	Ja aber grenzwertig
Heretic	Yes
Petscii Robot	Yes
Wolfenstein 3D	Yes
Quake	No
Mokey Island I	Yes
Lemmings 1	Yes
Prince of Persia	Yes
PCMAN	Nein – zu schnell

Problems

4MB Ram Simms werden nicht erkannt

Ein Bios Update zum AMI Bios hat geholfen dort werden sie, auch ohne Parity Chip, erkannt.

Generelle Computer übergreifende Probleme

Computer

Doesn't start, no postcodes

• Check frequency
• Check multiplier
• Check the voltage
• (Pentium) Possibly change setting for Pentium and Pentium MMX (Dual Voltage).

Freezes / Computer crashes during Doom test

• Test memory
• Check memory. Possibly remove/exchange modules and test with a different configuration.
• Check BIOS settings (possibly set too quickly)
• Check board settings such as voltage and frequency.

Crashes after memory dive

• Test memory in device or another computer.
• Check if the board supports the memory and size
• Possibly install BIOS update

CPU

Fan bracket defective

• There are two other hooks where the heatsink could be attached with wire.
• Sticking it onto the processor would also be a possibility, or using a processor with a pre-applied cooler.
• Furthermore, there are coolers that can simply be clipped onto the CPU.

Hard drive

Not recognised

• Manually enter hard drive parameters.
• Test setup with a different hard drive.
• Test hard drive in another device.
• BIOS Update (possibly hard drive too new)
• Try the XT-Ide BIOS.#

BIOS

General Problem

• Clear BIOS settings reset.
• Update BIOS.
• If no newer BIOS is available, you can also look for successor models with the same chipset. For example, a 486 BIOS can also work on a 386.

New BIOS requires password

• Remove battery to clear settings
• Password reset jumper set
• Standard password for AMI BIOS is -> ami

Generelle Computer übergreifende Optimierung

• BIOS – Update
• BIOS patcherBPA Award/Phoenix Version 4.23 (Ami a Version 6.00)
• ATX Power Supply Adapter (up to ATX)
• Install coprocessor (up to and including 386)
• XT-IDE ROM for Larger Hard Drives (Up to Pentium I)
• ISA Blaster for USB Mouse (as long as no PS2 or USB is present)
• DIN to PS2 adapter for keyboard (as long as no PS2 or USB is available)
• Compact Flash as HDD replacement (up to Pentium, then rather SSD due to speed)
• Gotek or FDD Emu as FDD replacement
• Pico GUZ as a sound card replacement (until May Pentium is 8-bit)
• PicoMem for memory, sound and HDD (Up to a maximum of 486, 8-bit)

CPU 80486

History

Variations

Software

Betriebssystem	Programme	Games
DOS – MSD 5.0, MSD-6.22, Novell Dos Windows 3.x , Windows for Workgroups 3.x, Windows 95 NT 3.5 OS/2 Linux (for example, Debian 3.1) FreeBSD Novell NetWare	Check it	Commander Keen 1/2 Wolfenstein 3D Civilisation I / II SimCity Monkey Island Simon the Sourcerer Prince of Persia Lemmings Doom 1/2 Duke Nukem 1/2/3?

Miscellaneous

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Test report

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Conclusion

Funktioniert besser it dem AMI Bios sonst ein nettes 486er Board ohne jedliche Allüren.

Question	Answer
Does the board work	Yes
How much did it cost?	58,90€
Was the price okay?	Wenn ich mir den Preis ansehe ist das im Mittelfeld also OK.
Is it worth it?	Vielleicht – Um sich das Boar mal anzusehen ein par Test mit ihm zu machen war es mir Wert.
Overall conclusion	Positive

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Sources

RetroWeb Link zum Board

https://theretroweb.com

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Date	Description
02.04.2025	Post Created