uVAX II sleeping...

From: John Lawson <jpl15_at_netcom.com>
Date: Thu Sep 10 21:28:21 1998

On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Allison J Parent wrote:

>
> < disk, a Micropolis RD53-A, spins up and coasts down continuously.
>
> The RD53 has a problem, there is internally a rubber bumper and the head
> is stuck to it! Common problem on the Micropolus 1325s. The fix, open it

 Ah yes.. thanks for the memory nudge. I'll wait for the weekend
when I can get into my shp, and do the surgery there.

>
> < Cycling 'HALT' on the front panel causes the usual 'break' monitor
> < printout and the pc state. The LED displays '8' and that's it... I
> < have let it go for 10 minutes....
>
> I think it's waiting for a terminal.


  Ummmm, on power-up? I'm hooked to the 9-pin console port...
maybe I should jumper RTS-CTS on the two other DB25s? Or is it
wating for something on the ethernet port?

> > Allison
>
>
  Thanks so much for your help.... hopefully this machine will be
more than just a supply of parts for the other one....


Cheers

John
 
Received on Thu Sep 10 1998 - 21:28:21 BST