How to bring a Dec Pro 350 back to life

From: Michael L. Drew <mldrew_at_drewtech.com>
Date: Mon Jul 9 16:00:35 2001

Hi All!
I recently bought a Pro 350 from ebay.

The machine looks to be in great condition.

All card slots are full. I have a rough idea that the first card
labeled 000401 is a MFM hard disk controller. The second card
labeled 002004 is a floppy controller (no brainer, it is connected to
the
dual floppy drive). The third card is a 001002 and I have no clue
what it does. The fourth and fifth cards 000034 appear to be memory
cards.
The sixth card 000046 has a quite impressive cable to a large connector
on the back... I have no clue about this one either.

I attached a VR201 and the machine boots with a graphic picture of the
machine with the first card highlighted. I assume that it is unhappy
because
it does not have a hard drive.

I have several MFM drives and would like advice on how best to bring
this
baby back to life!

The drives I have at my disposal are:
    ST-225
    ST-4026B
    Micropolis 1335
    Micropolis 1325
    Others possible.... What would be best???

>From a mechanical perspective, this machine is a wonder! It is about
as far from a clone PC case as it is possible to get... It is built like
a tank!
A tank that you can tear down and put back together without a single
tool!

Any and all information and suggestions about how to get this baby up
and
running would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike

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Michael L. Drew
Drew Technologies, Inc.
41 Enterprise Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone: (734) 623-8080
Fax: (734) 623-8082
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Received on Mon Jul 09 2001 - 16:00:35 BST