OCTEK HIPPO DCA I 486 MOTHERBOARD — ORIGINAL BOXED VINTAGE SYSTEM BOARD
Vintage Octek HIPPO DCA I 486 main board with AMI BIOS, Dynamic Cache Architecture, OPTi chipset, VLB expansion, and original manufacturer packaging. This is a particularly interesting 486-era board for vintage-computing collectors, restorers, and builders.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
• Octek HIPPO DCA I 486 motherboard
• Original Octek HIPPO DCA I 486 manufacturer box
• SCC-1000 static-shield bag
• No manuals or additional documentation are included
BOARD DETAILS:
• Model: HIPPO DCA I 486
• DCA: Dynamic Cache Architecture
• BIOS: AMI
• Chipset: OPTi 82C495LC
• CPU support marking: 386DX PGA / 486DLC
• Eight 30-pin SIMM memory slots
• Three VESA Local Bus (VLB) expansion slots
• PCB marking: FU YU 20 V0
• Original handwritten factory QC inspection sticker marked "94" with a checkmark in the "1" month box, appearing to date the board's inspection to January 1994.
• Original purple Tadiran TL-5151 lithium battery present
• Original intact handwritten factory QC inspection sticker
• Original factory gold-foil warranty seal sticker
• Original Trend Micro "ChipAwayVirus" hardware BIOS protection hologram/license badge
CONDITION:
The motherboard is exceptionally clean for its age and remains in its original packaging. The original Tadiran TL-5151 battery is present and appears intact, with no visible leakage or corrosion around the battery area.
No obvious broken connectors, cracked components, damaged traces, or other major physical damage were observed during visual inspection. The 30-pin RAM slot banks retain their original, unbent metal retention clips, and the ISA/VLB expansion slot contacts are straight and clean.
The board has not been powered on or functionally tested. Please review all photographs carefully, as the photographs are part of the condition description.
ITEM SOURCE / PROVENANCE:
This item comes from the remaining inventory of ABC Resellers, a Texas computer sales and repair business established and operated by my late father from the late 1980s through approximately 2015.
What began as a home-based business grew into a professional computer sales and service operation specializing in vintage computer systems, legacy hardware, components, software, networking equipment, restoration, repairs, and technical support. My father spent decades working with and supporting computer technology, helping customers maintain older systems and sourcing hard-to-find legacy parts after many of these technologies were no longer readily available.
The inventory from ABC Resellers was accumulated through many years of that work and represents a unique collection of vintage technology spanning generations of personal computing. This item remained part of that original business inventory and is now being carefully photographed, documented, and individually liquidated as part of the estate process.
The quantity and duplication of certain items strongly suggest that portions of the inventory may have been acquired through business liquidations, company closures, or smaller industry sources over the years. However, the specific acquisition history of this individual item is not known, so no particular acquisition source is being represented as fact.
Please review all photographs carefully. They document the exact board, packaging, and condition being offered.
Original manuals, accessories, or documentation are not included beyond what is specifically described and pictured above.
