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MicrowaveMaster
 Post subject: Server mystery board
PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2026 5:08 pm 

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I pulled this out of a server and it was plugged into the motherboard. Would this be a gold fingered card or is it too sparsely populated?


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 Post subject: Re: Server mystery board
PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2026 6:16 pm 

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What's mounted at the top? Female ends for gold finger connectors? I'm thinking backplane.

Remove the two screws, probably a thin nut on the back.

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 Post subject: Re: Server mystery board
PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2026 12:28 am 

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Nothing on the other side but 3 tiny IC chips. The screws were mounting it to the server tower.
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 Post subject: Re: Server mystery board
PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2026 9:57 am 

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Picture of the back?

The screws should be removed.

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 Post subject: Re: Server mystery board
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It’s very lightly populated


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 Post subject: Re: Server mystery board
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The connectors at the top were what I was getting at in my first reply. This board appears to be an extension to allow another board to be plugged in to whatever this board was on but for whatever reason couldn't be connected directly. I'm still thinking backplane.

It does look like I was wrong on the style of those screws and they're pressed in not screwed. You still need to remove them. Using a pair of pliers to grab either side of the screw, then applying force side to side along an axis perpendicular to the face of the board should allow it to pull out fairly easy.

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