Jim Bender wrote:
> 
> Currently, I am trying to attach a known-good DEC RZ57 to
> the card.   The only signs of life I can get are the card
> will send the format command to the drive, wait for it to
> complete, and report success.
> 

  Can you get to the board's internal diags by attaching the CPU board's
console cable to the connector on the board?

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