Restoring and Upgrading a Gigabyte GA-586ATV Socket 7 Motherboard!

Today I’ll be restoring and upgrading a Gigabyte GA-586ATV motherboard. What was supposed to be a quick upgrade quickly became more involved as is so often the case when working with retro hardware. Join me as I replace some imploding capacitors, sort out a replacement RTC module and give this 25 year old motherboard some much needed TLC.

Previous Video on RTC Replacement:
https://youtu.be/XA8YFiDVbCM

Necroware’s RTC Module:
https://github.com/necroware/nwX287

Necroware’s YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@necro_ware

Retro Web Project:
https://theretroweb.com/


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00:00 Introduction
01:37 A Tour of the GA-586ATV
04:45 Testing the Board
05:57 RTC Woes
07:48 Let the Restoration Begin!
10:52 Multiplier Woes
14:17 Final Touches
15:27 Conclusion

Audio track is “Sky Skating” by Geographer.