IBM's odd stuff...

**The_Other_One** · 06-11-2005, 04:57 AM

I'll try to get a pic of you guys REALLY want one, but there's not much to see... I have an older IBM(PIII 733) and on the front, there's this black thing connected to the case. There's a wire going to the motherboard... What is it?! It's silver on the inside but wrapped in some black plastic(basically like electrical tape or that heat shrinking stuff.

I considered transporting the mobo to a better case, but I saw that and was afraid I might miss something and the mobo wouldn't work anymore. I don't think it's a battery as there's still a regular coin sized battery on the board, too

shakoush2001 · 06-11-2005, 06:11 PM

Ive got and IBM 300PL , I noticed the same thing in the front of the case " it was covered " anyhow I made a search and I farly remeber taht it had something to do with identifying a computer or something like that but Iam not quite sure nomore

**Lax** · 06-11-2005, 07:07 PM

yeah.......I have no idea what you're talking about. If you put a pic up I might know what it is.

**The_Other_One** · 06-11-2005, 08:27 PM

I need to get back into the machine and replace the RAM, it's like one of my chips died. I'll try to get a pic of it, but to get a good one you must take the front off... One of the tabs that held the front on broke last time I did that so I'd rather not break another -.- We'll see...

**The_Other_One** · 06-12-2005, 10:47 PM

I've moved the system to a new case(including this odd thing) It actually has a connection that grounds out on the case? Weird, huh? Anyway, here's a pic of the thing before I pulled it out.

**Lax** · 06-13-2005, 12:32 AM

Is that P/N 3312742?

**The_Other_One** · 06-13-2005, 12:39 AM

Yeah...?

06-11-2005, 04:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	IBM's odd stuff... I'll try to get a pic of you guys REALLY want one, but there's not much to see... I have an older IBM(PIII 733) and on the front, there's this black thing connected to the case. There's a wire going to the motherboard... What is it?! It's silver on the inside but wrapped in some black plastic(basically like electrical tape or that heat shrinking stuff. I considered transporting the mobo to a better case, but I saw that and was afraid I might miss something and the mobo wouldn't work anymore. I don't think it's a battery as there's still a regular coin sized battery on the board, too __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

06-11-2005, 07:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,279	yeah.......I have no idea what you're talking about. If you put a pic up I might know what it is. __________________ He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.

06-11-2005, 08:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	I need to get back into the machine and replace the RAM, it's like one of my chips died. I'll try to get a pic of it, but to get a good one you must take the front off... One of the tabs that held the front on broke last time I did that so I'd rather not break another -.- We'll see... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

06-12-2005, 10:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	I've moved the system to a new case(including this odd thing) It actually has a connection that grounds out on the case? Weird, huh? Anyway, here's a pic of the thing before I pulled it out. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100 Last edited by The_Other_One; 06-24-2008 at 01:04 PM.

06-13-2005, 12:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,279	Is that P/N 3312742? __________________ He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.

06-11-2005, 06:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
shakoush2001 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Beirut Age: 26 Posts: 29	Ive got and IBM 300PL , I noticed the same thing in the front of the case " it was covered " anyhow I made a search and I farly remeber taht it had something to do with identifying a computer or something like that but Iam not quite sure nomore

06-13-2005, 12:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Yeah...? __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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