Going thru the list archives I have kept since joining the list, and
setting my search properly,
I found this message.
Now, Two Dumb Questions:
1.  How do I tel the diff between a 300 and a 300X or LX?
I have the same jumpers on my new machine, and I thought it was just a
300.

2.  So, this implies I just have to plug in a vt220 and power the beast
up, is this correct?
I am going to cheat of course, plug in a new drive, use my existing
expansion box with 1.4 already on it, and create a new drive, then put
my expansion box back on the multia.
Ah, the use of 10 buck expansion boxes at UMD terrapin trader!!
thanks
bob


John Franklin wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Dec 29, 1998 at 03:13:31PM -0500, Allen Briggs wrote:
> > > I know this is how the PCI-based systems work, but you may also find
> > > you have to physically remove the graphics card from the turbochannel
> > > slot to get the console to use the serial port.
> >
> > The 3000/300 also has an integrated video, I believe (the same as in the
> > 3000/500).  I have a 3000/400 and it's got a little switch next to the
> > DECconnect serial console plug that sets it to use the serial console
> > (note that the serial console is only attached to that serial port).  I
> > am pretty sure that I didn't have to remove the keyboard/mouse "assembly",
> > and I'm positive that I didn't have to remove the TC video in order to get
> > the serial console to work on my 3000/400.
> 
> The manual for the 3000/300LX that I have suggests that the 300LX and 300X
> differ mostly in the clock speed of the chip.  Assuming that the LX and
> the X use the same motherboard and different daughter cards for the uP,
> then there should be two ways to using the "alternate console" (as the
> manual calls it.)  The first is to disconnect the Keyboard/Mouse cable
> from the back of the machine.
> 
> The second is to move a jumper from pins 1&2 to pins 2&3 on the
> motherboard.  This jumper is near the front of the motherboard,
> right behind where the hard drive sits in the case.  (There's a drawing
> in the manual.)  This is the jumper on the left behind the motherboard's
> SCSI connector.  It should have four pins (3&4 are reserved) numbered
> 1 2 3 4 from left to right, and should be labeled W2.
> 
> jf
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