SUMMARY: dead machine

From: Rakesh Jain <jain_at_smuhep1.physics.smu.edu>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 08:47:46 -0500 (CDT)

hi,

        I received 2 replies on my queston about a dead alpha.
        I have send the machine to DEC for repairs.

Thanks for the replies.
Rakesh

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From: Gyula Szokoly <szgyula_at_skysrv.Pha.Jhu.EDU>
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Subject: Re: dead machine
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In-Reply-To: <m0uB7nM-000JlRC_at_smuhep1.physics.smu.edu> from "Rakesh Jain" at Apr 21, 96 05:39:52 pm
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  Well, there are a few (8, I think) LEDs on the mother board, which should
tell you what is wrong. Some combinations are explained in the HW manual of
the machine. That's theory. I had this once, and it said something like
'cash faillure'. It was under warranty, so I called Dec. They replaced
motherboard, no change. Replaced CPU daughterboard, no real change.
They left. I swapped memory modules with an other box, it helped....
Gyula
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From: paul.ottaway_at_eurocontrol.be (Paul Ottaway)
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To: jain_at_smuhep1.physics.smu.edu (Rakesh Jain)
Subject: Re: dead machine
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Sounds bad to me. We have many hundred 600 and 300X alphas here and have seen
similar problems. Its is probably a bad comms board or main board which can
only be solved by DEC, I assume you have no warrenty.
On thing to try though, connect a VT terminal using RS423 to the back of the 
system and set the alternate console DIP swicth to down. If you still get
nothing then I'm afraid you'll have to reach deep in your pockets and DEC to 
get the main board or whatever replaced.
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