Hi Paul,
> By the look of the IBM docs, the >C10 models appear to support
>more than one bus, so it could very well be.
This is the thing, I don't know whether the bus in the expansion cabinet
constitutes and extension to the existing bus or another bus altogether.
Sadly I have NO documentation other than that ".pdf" handbook I grabbed from
IBMs site. :-(
> Someone was kind enough to handwrite a 16 hexadecimal digit number
>labeled "Sys Pw" on the inside of the case. Does that sound the
>right format for a system security number?
>From the little I know I'd guess that sounds correct. I don't have the
number for mine, and I'm having a devil of a time finding out how to find
out the number (IYKWIM).
>....It is not the serial number which like on a RS/6000 appears on
>the front panel in a xx-xxxxx format.
Uh oh, do RS series machines need some type of system security number too
then?
> Mine also does not want to boot, but I believe that is because I
>don't have a console hooked up yet.
Yes, you do indeed need a console attached to the system in order for it to
boot.
>....I had to disassemble the whole machine to get the pedestal unit
>light enough to lift into my trunk/back seat.
I left the boards in mine when I came to move it, but I did have to take out
all the drives and the power supplies. Even then it wasn't exactly easy to
shift.
> I took apart what appeared to be the CPU board last night....
I haven't gotten up the courage to do that myself yet. That said I'm going
to have to take all of the modules in mine apart and give them a good
cleaning - the amount of dust and gunge in the machine is incredible.
> I did not see anything that resembled RAM anywhere but on the
>main CPU board, so I assume mine has the default 8 meg of memory.
I was wondering where the RAM was on the thing, from what I've been able to
find out thus far none of the cards in mine appear to be RAM boards.
> I worked at a city hall as an intern in college in the early 90's
>and wrote various RPG queries on the AS400. I probably have not
>touched an AS400 since.
I haven't touched a working system myself since '98. I was working at a
local engineering company looking after several HP mainframes - I forget the
exact model numbers but ISTR they were 3000 series machines (they ran MPE/ix
anyway) - and we had an AS/400 which was about to be decomissioned when I
started there....and it was still there when I left.
I never got ANY training on the thing. All I knew how to do was to initiate
the monthly BACS transfer and print off our pay slips. :-(
> Thanks, and keep me posted if you have any progress.
No problem, but with all the other projects I have on my plate this one
keeps getting pushed aside for another day. :-(
TTFN - Pete.
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Received on Sun Feb 06 2000 - 19:29:20 GMT