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HP MOCA-AR Calcite-GL8E Mini ITX Motherboard 5188-515 Motherboard ONLY Bulk OEM * Calcite-GL8E Socket 479M * NO Cables IO Plate or Accessories Included
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This would be a nice mobo to have on hand if you had dead core2duo notebooks, or Macs, as it uses notebook versions of both the processor and memory. There are some important things to consider though -- this mobo uses a very small power connector, and you'll end up hunting other sites to find an adapter (I couldn't find one here on Amazon). Also, the cpu heatsink requires a "z-hook" fastener to hold it down (an even harder thing to find than the power cable adapter). Fortunately I had one that would do the job. I used a C2D T7400 and mixed sticks of memory and the unit posted and attempted to load windows XP off of the hard drive I had temporarily connected to it (it failed miserable of course, since that XP install was for a P4 and a much older chipset). I still have yet to try an OS yet, so this rating may change in the future...
