Subject: RE: My DECstation 5k/240 is dead?
To: 'Ulrich Teichert' <ulrich.teichert@gmx.de>
From: Brian Hechinger <BHechinger@half.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 06/28/2000 21:18:11
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the first thing to always try in these cases is to pull everything apart,
clean it, and put it back together. the cleaning step can usually be
skipped since pulling machines apart and putting them back together has the
mysterious effect of fixing them. cleaning is recommended however. if this
doesn't work you'll have to try something else, as to what i don't know,
maybe someone else will have a good recommendation.
-brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Ulrich Teichert [mailto:ut@netsurf.de]
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 2:02 PM
To: port-pmax@netbsd.org
Subject: My DECstation 5k/240 is dead?
Hi all!
As I powered up my trusty DS5k/240 this evening, nothing happened.
After removing the cover, I saw that the fans were spinning up,
but only for a second or so, then they stopped again. The light
of the (useless) NVRAM board was flashing at the same time, but
nothing else happened.
This is a mystery for me, as the machiene has worked in exactly the
same setup (unused FDDI card, no frame buffer, unused TCE option
card, 288 MB RAM) before. It was standing in my room for a month
and shouldn't have rusted.
Does someone have a clue? Should I start to remove the TurboChannel
cards? Or should I start with the power supply?
TIA for all suggestions,
Uli
--
Dipl. Inf. Ulrich Teichert|e-mail: Ulrich.Teichert@gmx.de
Stormweg 24 |listening to: Speed Of Life (Buzzcocks),
24539 Neumuenster, Germany|Cheap Excitement (Stratford Mercenaries)
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>the first thing to always try in these cases is to =
pull everything apart, clean it, and put it back together. the =
cleaning step can usually be skipped since pulling machines apart and =
putting them back together has the mysterious effect of fixing =
them. cleaning is recommended however. if this doesn't work =
you'll have to try something else, as to what i don't know, maybe =
someone else will have a good recommendation.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-brian</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Ulrich Teichert [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:ut@netsurf.de">mailto:ut@netsurf.de</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 2:02 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: port-pmax@netbsd.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: My DECstation 5k/240 is dead?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi all!</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>As I powered up my trusty DS5k/240 this evening, =
nothing happened.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>After removing the cover, I saw that the fans were =
spinning up,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>but only for a second or so, then they stopped =
again. The light</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>of the (useless) NVRAM board was flashing at the =
same time, but</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>nothing else happened.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>This is a mystery for me, as the machiene has worked =
in exactly the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>same setup (unused FDDI card, no frame buffer, =
unused TCE option</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>card, 288 MB RAM) before. It was standing in my room =
for a month</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>and shouldn't have rusted.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Does someone have a clue? Should I start to remove =
the TurboChannel</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>cards? Or should I start with the power =
supply?</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>TIA for all suggestions,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Uli</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dipl. Inf. Ulrich Teichert|e-mail: =
Ulrich.Teichert@gmx.de</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Stormweg =
24 &nbs=
p; |listening to: Speed Of Life (Buzzcocks),</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>24539 Neumuenster, Germany|Cheap Excitement =
(Stratford Mercenaries)</FONT>
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