Question regarding a VAXstation

From: emanuel stiebler <emu_at_ecubics.com>
Date: Thu Mar 25 17:14:02 1999

Hi Carlos,

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> From: cem14_at_cornell.edu
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Question regarding a VAXstation
> Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 2:49 PM
>
> I have a VAXstation 4000/60 sitting in front of me. I have
> been told that this ran ok about 8 years ago; I really don't
> know if this fits the topic of the list (I guess it could
> be slightly newer than 10 years). The thing is, it
> won't boot. When it is turned on, it flashes several colors
> on the monitor, it tests its 16M of RAM and then it aborts
> and dumps me to some sort of monitor program. This is what
> the screen shows:
>
> KA46-A V1.1-31E-V4.0
> 08-00-2B-2A-F8-AB
> 16MB
> <bargraph representing memory tested here>
> ?? 003 3 DZ 0112 <---loud beep heard here

So plug in the keyboard,

and type:

B DKA300

and wait what happen ...


cheers,
emanuel
 
Received on Thu Mar 25 1999 - 17:14:02 GMT