Hi all,
I would like to thank all who quickly replied;
Brenden Phillips <B.C.Phillips_at_massey.ac.nz>
Kenneth Forward <kforward_at_crosby.physics.mun.ca>
"C.Ruhnke" <i769646_at_smrs013a.mdc.com>
"Dr. Tom Blinn, 603-884-0646" <tpb_at_zk3.dec.com>
"Gano, Dag" <dgano_at_ss.ca.gov>
In my original poster I asked whether a compulsory site electrical
appliance test (carried out by a technician without my consent) 'fried'
the CMOS on a 433au personal workstation. The result was the workstation
booted up into the AlphaBIOS and not DU SRM console. Several possible
ideas and solutions were sent. Quite a few suggestions went along the
lines of:
"get a better electrician"
- or - "Sounds like you have a volunteer for for your next toxic
reactions"
- or - "attach the PAT to the offending electrician and check the
consequences of a 500V spike"
Grin.
However, Brenden Phillips had the solution:
> [he has] probably shaken the CMOS battery loose. There is a
>troubleshooting section in the owners guide that describes this
>situation, and what to do about it. You have to remove the
>motherboard and tighten the clip that holds the battery down, and
>replace the motherboard...
Which was just the case. I simply re-sat the CMOS battery, checked
the contacts and the CMOS was fine.
Regards,
Rich
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Received on Thu Apr 30 1998 - 16:04:23 NZST