Anyone know what this pc card is with a light under it?

Lady_K

Theres a card in the pc with a light under it, its right at the bottom of motherboard, it has no ports and has a sort of led box underneath with number 88 on it. I don't know what its for can anyone enlighten me? it also says on the bottom

d1 on, reset pass
off, reset error

d2 on, clk pass
off, clk error

just says 9501 ver 1.2

d2 on.off, clk pass

Reluctant_spender

Sounds like it could be a modem/network type card

vyseyboy

If the number 88 thing is a double seven segment display like this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-segment_display

Then it's likely to be a PCI diagnostic card. Like this : http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3589

I've never seen the point in them myself, but in times gone by, people used them to diagnose motherboard problems when something was up with the computer. The seven segment displays would output an error code, and there'd be a table you could look up somewhere that would explain what is going on.

Lady_K

Oh if its that then theres no point me moving it to another pc then, I just thought if it was anything useful I would move it as the pc its in is no good now.

Lady_K

vyseyboy wrote: »

If the number 88 thing is a double seven segment display like this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-segment_display

Then it's likely to be a PCI diagnostic card. Like this : http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3589

I've never seen the point in them myself, but in times gone by, people used them to diagnose motherboard problems when something was up with the computer. The seven segment displays would output an error code, and there'd be a table you could look up somewhere that would explain what is going on.

Oh thats interesting it kind of makes sence because I took it to a shop to get looked at and when it came back I just noticed the light and I thought I had never seen the light before but couldnt be sure if the card was there before or not. Its possible that the shop left the card on the motherboard.

Thanx at least I know what it is now