The AT&T setup files (in case anyone needs them) are located for download at
http://www3.ncr.com/support/pc/pcdesc/library/63xx.shtml
Me thinks he might have a 6286EL
Glenatacme_at_aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 09/29/1999 5:16:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> yakowenk_at_cs.unc.edu writes:
>
> > Yesterday I scooped an AT&T PC 6300 Unix machine on its way
> > to the dumpster. Got it home, powered it up, and now I know
> > why. It displays "Parity error on system board" and locks
> > up.
> > It seems to have 1MB of RAM, half socketed (36 81256's).
> > So I yanked the socketed chips, and tried again. Then
> > it did almost the same thing, but displayed a running
> > count up to 512K before that parity message.
>
> Does this box have a BIOS setup program onboard or must you use a
> configuration disk? (if so do you have the disk?)
>
> I'd try turning off the parity check on the unlikely chance that the parity
> check itself is loopy . . . other than that, you've got a _lot_ of soldering
> to do ;>)
>
> BTW ISTR that one of our "customers" abandoned a 6300 in lieu of having it
> repaired. Contact me off-list if you're interested & I'll dig it out of the
> back room and check it out again.
>
> Regards,
>
> Glen Goodwin
> 0/0
Received on Thu Sep 30 1999 - 01:43:33 BST