Repairing the FIC 4386-VC-HD Hybrid 486/386 Motherboard!

Is it a 486 or a 386 board? It's both! Today I'll be repairing a damaged 486/386 hybrid board. This is the FIC 4386-VC-HD motherboard that I bought as-is on eBay. After a repair attempt gone wrong by the previous owner, several components will need to be replaced. Necroware's open source Benchmarq RTC modules: https://github.com/necroware/nwX287 Here's my video on RTC modules and my experience constructing the nwX287: https://youtu.be/XA8YFiDVbCM ** My Blog: https://vswitchzero.com/ Follow me on X/Twitter: https://x.com/vswitchzero Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@vswitchzero If you enjoy my channel, please consider supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vswitchzero ** 00:00 Introduction 01:05 A Look at the Board 03:25 The Damage 05:44 A Special Mention 06:30 The Plan and the Tools 10:21 Desoldering the DS1287 11:28 Desoldering the Capacitor 12:31 Replacing the Capacitor 14:05 Installing the Socket and RTC 15:57 The Moment of Truth 16:30 Troubleshooting 17:43 Succes