OLD laptop motherboard, with embedded i486 chip?

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11-05-2019, 05:21 PM
kss

OLD laptop motherboard, with embedded i486 chip?

I got this motherboard today as I was breaking down some old laptops. This one I think was out of a 1994?? or 1991?? laptop. I know the i486 processors have some pretty good gold content, but I have never seen them embedded into the motherboard and not in a socket like this. Im assuming I gotta get the chisel out and get it off the board? There is also a bunch of other, similar size looking chips embedded on this board, are those anything good?

Pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/GvfwycM

Thanks!!
11-05-2019, 06:08 PM
mikeinreco

If you had the whole laptop or could test the board worth more than scrap
11-05-2019, 06:09 PM
ryanw

Just leave the chips on, and sell as it is. They are just IC price, nothing special, except that you don't see it often.
11-05-2019, 06:10 PM
mikeinreco

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...t=nc&LH_Sold=1
11-05-2019, 06:12 PM
JJinLV

The only surface mounted chips I ever take off a board are gold capped and then only on rare occasions. Recommend leaving it on, taking off the metal and seeing if bc it has a surface mounted CPU and is otherwise a lovely board if someone will pay you a higher telecom price for it
11-06-2019, 04:02 AM
kss

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...t=nc&LH_Sold=1

Oh yea hmm look at that. It was already ripped apart some before I got it so selling as a complete laptop was out of the question, but might try my luck putting it on ebay and seeing if I get any takers
11-06-2019, 04:14 AM
kss

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanw

Just leave the chips on, and sell as it is. They are just IC price, nothing special, except that you don't see it often.

Yea I think I will try to list the whole board on ebay and see if there is any interest. If not, then ill see if I can scrap it next