IBM PowerStation 530

From: Blair J. Miller <millerbj_at_umich.edu>
Date: Sun Sep 16 10:53:16 2001

> You should be able to get it to use a serial console. Having the key to
> get it into service mode is extra helpful.

Fortunately, I've got the key. Unfortunately, I'm a newbie to ALL of this,
and I'm not sure what a serial console is... can you elaborate?

> Making sure the RAM hasn't been removed is important. The amount would
> matter if you were going to try to move to recent versions of AIX.

I doubt it has. It was just sitting there, and it doesn't appear that anyone
has opened it in a LONG LONG time. As for AIX, I'll figure that out when I
can actually use the system. I also read something very brief that this
machine would run LinuxPPC or YellowDog (forget which). Any idea if that's
true?

Thanks for your help.

Blair
Received on Sun Sep 16 2001 - 10:53:16 BST