NIC Card for MV3100

From: Carlini, Antonio <Antonio.Carlini_at_riverstonenet.com>
Date: Wed Feb 27 07:29:27 2002

Doc wrote:
>On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, Sleet, Edward B wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me if a network interface card exists for a MicroVax
3100?
>
> If my information is correct, the MV3100-90 is the same system board
>as the VAX4000-100, and has headers for a QBus backplane. I _think_
>that all the higher models - m95, m96, etc. - have them.
> I could be wrong.


The uV3100-9x all have the connectors for Q-bus
(and DSSI) but will not use them (AFAIK) until
you issue the console command that convinces
them that they are a VAX 4000-10x. Then you'll
need to wire up the connectort to a Qbus
expansion box. (The VAX 4000-10x case has a connector
on the back that connects to the expansion cab via
a suitable cable. Internally some sort of ribbon cable
connects the connector on the case to the MLB).

All these machines have an on-board ethernet
anyway, so unless you need a second (or even
thrid) ethernet, you really should use the
built-in one.

Antonio
Received on Wed Feb 27 2002 - 07:29:27 GMT