Real Supermicro I/O SHIELD For P4SCA P3TDE6-G P3DDE X6DVL-G P3TDL3 motherboards

Description

LISTING TITLE:
Real Supermicro I/O SHIELD For P4SCA P3TDE6-G P3DDE X6DVL-G P3TDL3 motherboards
NOTES ABOUT LISTING TITLE:
The range of motherboard models shown here is based on a list of compatible motherboards found in a listing by someone else.  I only have personal knowledge that these fit a standard style PC case's "backplane" opening for the installation of shields such as these, and that they were all in use with Supermicro P4SCA motherboards when I got in charge of them (see details below).  So if you don't plan on using these with a P4SCA motherboard, please verify compatibility before you buy.
Note:  Some openings in these shields are designed for optional use, like the knock-outs on an electrical wiring "box" where you only open up pre-cut openings in the sides of the "box" where you want to bring in electrical wiring or attach conduit.  These shields only had any such openings opened up in order to match the connectors on the P4SCA Supermicro motherboard.  And there are 3 optional openings on these that were never opened up.  Based on markings pressed into the metal of the shields next to each such optional opening, those 3 openings would have been to allow access to on-board audio ports such as for a microphone, speakers, etc., which were not present on the P4SCA motherboards these shields were actually in use with.  Presumably when Supermicro stamped these parts out, they knew that some of them would be used with motherboards other than the P4SCA that in fact did have 1 or more of the audio ports these shields had optional holes to line up with motherboards other than the P4SCA.
Typically, to open up one of those still-closed ones, you would push it through from either side (something a bit smaller than a standard lead pencil would work), leaving a small bit of metal connecting the "hatch" piece to the main part of the shield. You'd then wiggle the part to be removed back and forth until the round bit breaks off.  No special tools required.  And again, you'd only need to open up those pre-cut circular openings for use with a motherboard other than the P4SCA, that had use for one or more of those pre-cut openings becoming fully opened up.
It is possible that for some other brands listed in this title, more of those optional openings would be opened up and/or some of the ones already opened up could have been left "solid".  Please check on this if you're using any motherboard with one of these other than the P4SCA, since airflow might be affected if some openings have been opened but don't have a corresponding connector on your motherboard to mostly block airflow through them.
Years ago I had to replace a server because I ran it with its lid off while I was checking it out, and the airflow was so dependent on the lid being in place that at least one part of the motherboard "fried" from overheating.  I don't know that it would make a difference if there are any currently opened spots on these shields that don't match up with connectors on a non-P4SCA motherboard, but if there are, you might want to look into blocking the unneeded holes.
CONDITION:
What follows is a slightly more detailed version of the text you may have read above, in a section created as part of this eBay listing template for a description of an item to be sold.  There is only a certain amount of space provided by eBay for that purpose, and I used up all but about 8 characters' worth of that space.  So I copied that text, inserted it here, and then went back to add more details, break up the text into paragraphs, etc., both to make what follows easier to read and also more detailed that the early text box could provide.
In like new condition, carefully removed by this seller from a portion of a large lot of Pentium 4 computers that were set up for the unique feature of their Supermicro P4SCA motherboards: Having a Pentium 4 processor but also featuring several ISA slots, to allow continued use of ISA cards that had functions that were never (or never economically, perhaps) designed to fit later motherboard slots such as the various types of PCI such as PCI, PCI-e, etc.
This seller, then working with the company that received those computers as e-waste as no longer required by the original owners, found out how valuable the motherboards were, and sold all working examples of those P4SCA motherboards years ago, included shields such as those being sold here now with each one.  But on occasion a motherboard would be found to be a "dud". In such cases, the shields were were saved for possible future use, such as for including with a motherboard where the shield from that computer had taken some damage, which almost never in fact happened; so virtually all of those shields remained in a spare parts drawer.
When your seller and that company parted ways years ago he bought a lot of their unsold inventory (mainly consisting of rack mount UPS systems) and these shields were part of that inventory.
PHOTOS:
I'm including 8 photos with this listing.  I took all of them in one session, and all of them are original photos of what's actually being sold here; no "stock" photos.
The first 2 are of the front and back side of one of the 7 shields this listing will start out with in its inventory (and unless I happen to find another one at random, these are the only examples of these that I have and I have no reason to ever come across any of them again).
There is no photo showing more than one of these in a single "frame" to avoid any misunderstandings about these photos being sold by the "each" rather than as a single lot of, for example, all 7 that will make up the original listing inventory.  I've had a misunderstanding or two in the past 20+ years here, when I showed more than one item in a time when my intent was to sell by the "each" rather than via multiple items in each "lot", but not for a long time as I try to make my listings clear.
The remaining 6 photos each show one side only of the remaining 6 examples (out of 7 todal) that I have of these.  Without investing in additional software and just using what eBay provides, I'm limited to a total of 12 photos, which is why you don't get to see one each of the front and back of all of these, because that would take 14, not 12, photos to show.  But as you can readily believe after seeing all the photos, there is no reason to believe that there is any significant difference, if in fact any difference at all, between any of these from any other listed here.
Other than using eBay's built in overall "improve photo" button built into the listing template I used, I did not modify any of the photos in any way.  So the only changes are essentially in light balance.
PRICING
I only saw 2 listings for this item when this listing began.  I priced this slightly below one listing (which was for a used item) and about below the other listing (which was for a new item, though I can't see what advantage there would be for paying more to buy new rather than used, given that these I'm selling are all in excellent used condition and given my excellent feedback as a seller).  I'm also providing 2 ways to obtain, or try to obtain, a discount:
a.  An automatic quantity-buying feature provided through eBay.
b.  A "Best Offer" option.  Note that eBay doesn't let you use both "a" and "b" together, and please be advised that since I'm offering the lowest price on eBay already, I won't consider (at least not for a long time) a "Best Offer" unless you buy at least 2 of these.  eBay doesn't have a way to prevent a buyer from making a "Best Offer" for only a single one of these; I'm just letting you know that I won't (as noted, at least for a long time) accept a "Best Offer" for just 1 of these.
FREE "STANDARD CLASS" SHIPPING (BUT BUY 4 OR MORE AT ONCE, GET A FREE UPGRADE TO "EXPEDITED" SHIPPING VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL):
eBay defines "Standard Class" shipping as meaning a shipping service that is supposed to get a buyer's item to them within 5 business days after being given to the shipper by the ebay seller (plus, in our case, our standard 1 business day after payment handling time between payment date and shipment date).  When you choose "Free Shipping", we will pick from available carriers that will commit to delivering your item(s) to you at least that quickly, based on whichever method costs us the least.  In that case, that almost certainly means we'd u use USPS First Class Mail (package rate).
Note, however, that while I can't literally automate this, if you buy at least 4 of these at the same time for shipment together to a single address, I'll upgrade your mode of shipping from First Class mail to USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Box at no added cost to you (in other words, still free -- but in most cases, a shorter delivery time).
But if you want to buy 3 or less, you can still get Priority Mail shipping if you are ready to pay extra to upgrade your shipping to Priority Mail service; see next section.
PRIORITY MAIL UPGRADE FOR .50 IF SHIPPING TOGETHER 3 OF THESE ITEMS OR FEWER:
As noted above, if you buy 4 or more of these at once for shipment together to a single address, we'll upgrade your shipping to USPS Priority Mail at no added cost.  But if you only want 3 or fewer (or if 3 or fewer are all that's left at the time), you can choose to pay .50 extra and we'll ship 1, 2, or 3 of these to you (depending on how many you want and how many we have left at the time) via Priority Mail.
RETURNS IN GENERAL
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Please be sure to save all shipping and packing materials (box, padding, etc.) for the length of the potential return period, in the event a return is to take place.  If you have any questions at all about the condition of the materials, however, please contact us first to confirm that we would authorize you to re-use those materials in returning an item to us, since sometimes those materials get chewed up enough during initial delivery that they need to be repaired or replaced before being re-used.
BUYER NO-FAULT RETURNS
:  30 calendar day return time, running from date of first attempt at delivery by the chosen shipper to your ebay verified shipping address, if you return these for any or no reason in the same condition as sent, at your expense.  However, if you do something that causes one of these to fail in use, e.g., if you bend one of these while trying to install it so that it is no longer in the condition as shown in the photos, that is a good example of something that would not qualify as a "BUYER NO-FAULT RETURN".
CLAIMED SELLER FAULT RETURNS:
Ebay lets you return almost anything within 30 days after receiving it, if what was purchased and received is not what the listing represented it to be, no matter what limitations a seller may try to put on the reasons for return (and many do).  Please see exact details as provided by eBay at the top of this listing.  To the extent that ebay allows it, you must use a shipping class and type that costs no more than what we used to ship your item(s) to you.
SALES TAX ISSUES: (A) Exemption Claim; (B)  EBAY'S POLICY SINCE JANUARY 2019 REGARDING CHARGING SALES TAX ON INTERNET SALES
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A.  Exemption:  As of the date of this listing, if you are a reseller qualified for this itemto be exempt from automatic state sales tax collection by eBay (see "(B)" below)
, if you think eBay might automatically add sa
les tax here, please contact eBay and/or check with us before you bid about filing any required exemption forms to seek.  Be sure to take care of this before you pay, since (a) we never see that tax money, so can't refund what we never had, and (b) we are not in a position to be your "advocate" in dealing with dozens of different state laws and requirements to allow sales tax not to be paid.  Note that we can't allow nonpayment to go on indefinitely while you do what you need to do to try to avoid paying sales tax, which is why we are letting you know about this issue before you buy.
B.  For all buyers:  On January 3, 2019, we received the following message from ebay about sales tax collection:
"If you sell to buyers in the US, some states may require you to collect applicable Internet Sales Tax on your transactions. In such cases, eBay calculates, collects, and remits Internet Sales Tax for orders shipped to customers on your behalf. After we collect state Internet Sales Tax, you do not need to take any action. There are no extra charges or fees for this service. Learn more about Internet Sales Tax on our Help pages."
We aren't 'tax experts', but what we think the above basically means is that if you buy something on ebay that you would have had to pay sales tax on, if you'd bought it instead from a local store like a Best B
uy
store, etc., in your state, ebay might now add your state's sales tax to your purchase price. eBay would then send that tax money, that was part of the total that ebay had you pay, to your state.
We never see that money, so can't "refund" it. Even if you told us before you purchased the item, and sent us documentation to prove such exempt status, we as the seller have no way to stop eBay from adding state sales tax to what you bought. And even if you sent us documentation before or after the purchase, as some sellers have done with us in the past, and asked us either to refund the amount of tax paid, or if not yet paid, ask us to custom create an invoice that does not charge tax, our experience is that eBay will add tax anyway.
Some states may provide a way on your tax return forms to request a sales tax refund.
Please contact ebay if you have any questions about these sales tax issues.