Description
Biostar MB-8500TVG Socket 7 Motherboard Intel 430VX Pentium ISA PCI AT BIOS
The Biostar MB-8500TVG is a Socket 7 AT-form-factor motherboard built around Intel's 430VX PCIset chipset. It supports Intel Pentium and Pentium MMX processors via Socket 7, and provides a mix of PCI and ISA expansion — making it a representative mid-1990s desktop platform from the height of the Pentium era. Board revision is Ver 1.2, as silkscreened on the PCB.
Specifications & What's Included
- Manufacturer: Biostar
- Model: MB-8500TVG, Ver 1.2
- Form Factor: AT
- CPU Socket: Socket 7 (Intel Pentium / Pentium MMX compatible)
- Northbridge: Intel SB82437VX (430VX PCIset)
- Southbridge: Intel SB82371SB (PIIX3)
- Super I/O: ITE IT8667A
- BIOS: AMI BIOS (American Megatrends, © 1985–95), chip marked F952208
- Expansion Slots: 3x PCI (white), 4x ISA (black)
- Memory Slots: 4x SIMM slots (along top edge)
- Storage: 2x 40-pin IDE headers, 1x 34-pin FDD header
- Onboard I/O: COM2 header; additional serial/parallel I/O via ITE IT8667A Super I/O
- CMOS Battery: Coin cell present (visible on board)
- Country of Manufacture: China (marked on PCB)
- Included: Board only — no CPU, RAM, cables, or I/O bracket
Applications
The MB-8500TVG dates from the mid-1990s peak of the Intel Socket 7 / Pentium platform, when the 430VX chipset was Intel's mainstream desktop chipset supporting EDO and FPM DRAM. Boards like this were used in business desktops and home PCs running Windows 95 and Windows 98, and paired with Pentium processors ranging from 75 MHz up through the Pentium MMX 233 MHz. The 430VX's combination of PCI and ISA slots accommodated both modern PCI peripherals and the still-common ISA sound cards, modems, and I/O cards of the era. Today these boards are sought by vintage PC enthusiasts building period-correct Pentium systems, retro-gaming rigs, and DOS/Win95 compatibility machines, as well as industrial and embedded users maintaining legacy AT-form-factor equipment that originally shipped with this generation of hardware.
This Biostar MB-8500TVG Socket 7 motherboard has been tested at our facility and is in good working condition. The board is clean overall with no cracked traces, damaged slots, or missing components visible. Normal light handling wear is present consistent with a used board of this vintage. Please review our photo set for a full look at the board's condition and contact us if you have any questions.
Warranty Information
Additional Information
Brand: |
Biostar |
Model: |
MB-8500TVG |
MPN: |
MB-8500TVG |
Type: |
Motherboard / System Board |
SKU: |
13611 |
Form Factor: |
AT |
Socket Type: |
Socket 7 |
Chipset: |
Intel 430VX (SB82437VX Northbridge + SB82371SB Southbridge) |
Northbridge: |
Intel SB82437VX (430VX PCIset) |
Southbridge: |
Intel SB82371SB (PIIX3) |
Compatible Processors: |
Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX (Socket 7) |
BIOS: |
AMI BIOS (American Megatrends, 1995) |
Super I/O: |
ITE IT8667A |
Board Revision: |
Ver 1.2 |
Expansion Slots: |
3x PCI, 4x ISA (AT) |
Memory Slots: |
4x SIMM (30-pin or 72-pin — see photos) |
Storage Interfaces: |
2x IDE (40-pin), 1x FDD (34-pin) |
Onboard I/O: |
COM2 header; additional I/O via Super I/O (ITE IT8667A) |
Country/Region of Manufacture: |
China |
Seller Notes: |
Board only — no CPU, RAM, cables, or I/O bracket included. |
Condition Notes: |
This Biostar MB-8500TVG Socket 7 motherboard has been tested at our facility and is in good working condition. Clean with no damage to slots or traces. Normal light wear consistent with vintage use. Please view photos and contact us with questions. |
California Prop 65 Warning: |
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead and lead compounds, and DEHP (a phthalate), which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Go to P65Warnings.ca.gov |