Subject: RE: My DECstation 5k/240 is dead?
To: Brian Hechinger <BHechinger@half.com>
From: Lord Isildur <mrfusion@guildvax.guild.net>
List: port-pmax
Date: 07/05/2000 18:11:57
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All i can say is this is pretty good advice. I've revived a completely
non-responding 5k240 in this manner. even the LEDs wouldnt illuminate.
then i stripped everything down and cleaned it, and put it back together,
and it has worked fine for over 2 years since then! i also like to wash
the boards off to be extra clean, and either wash them entirely in
alcohol or at least rinse them in alcohol to avoid deposits from water
drying. they come out nice and shiny clean!
isildur
On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Brian Hechinger wrote:
> 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.
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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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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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