Well, this is what I get via serial console off com1 on the SBC on boot :

Alpha Open Firmware by FirmWorks
Copyright 1995-1997 FirmWorks, Network Appliance.  All Rights Reserved.
Firmware release 1.12_a1

Memory size is 512 MB 
Testing SIO
Testing LCD
Power supply #1 failed
PSU #1 fan failed
Watchdog failed
Probing devices
Testing 512MB
Complete    
Finding image...
Loading isa floppy
Can't open boot device


Startup failed
ok 


On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Jason R Thorpe wrote:

>Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 13:01:14 -0700
>From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
>To: Alan Horn <ahorn@inktomi.com>
>Cc: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl>, port-alpha@netbsd.org
>Subject: Re: Can someone help identify a system for me ?
>
>On Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 08:35:49PM +0000, Alan Horn wrote:
>
> > The CPU is glued underneath huge fan and heatsink, so I can't tell that,
> > but on that single board card there are :
>
>Well, judging from the core logic, it's a 21164 or 21164A.
>
> > (listing all numbers on the chip)
> > 
> > four  of : L1B9762, 21172-BA, 21-43932-01, DC7533C
> > one of   : L1A9756, 21172-CA, 21-43933-01. DC7534C
>
>Okay, well, 21172 == ALCOR2, right?  I.e. what's in the AlphaPC164
>and AlphaStation 500.  So, the 21172-CA would be the core logic/pci
>controller.  I guess the 21172-BA are memory controllers.  Sorry,
>haven't had a machine with this core logic in a while, so I forget
>all the details about it.
>
>If it was previously running custom NetApp firmware, it's entirely
>possible that it is not compatible with any standard Alpha systype.
>
> > On the main motherboard :
> > 
> > two of   : 21050-AB, 21-43698-03, DC1031E
>
>Those are PCI-PCI bridges.
>
>

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