20 Oct
2009
20 Oct
'09
12:07 p.m.
At 12:00 -0500 10/20/09, Doc replied to Dan:
Dan Williams wrote:
Dan,
I also have an AS2100 4/275 deskside, I think. If there are
useful tests that won't toast my machine, I can try to dig it out and
run them for you if it'll help. Mine also hasn't been on in many
moons, though, and I have not had a chance to get familiar with it at
all. :-( .
I assume you have access to all the documentation you want?
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inhabited by beings that don't have
technology adequate to stop them:
Think of it as Evolution in Fast-Forward.
I just turned on my Alphaserver 2100 after being
powered off for
around 6 months. It will not power up at all. I have reseated
everything and tried a new PSU. Anyone got any ideas what would stop
this machine from powering up ?. The service manual just mentions the
door switch which seems ok.
ASSuming you're working with a deskside and not a rackmount, the door
switch may be the problem. I've had 2 AS2100s fail to power on when the
PCB in the LCD/switch panel became loose in its mounts. It's mounted on
4 split pins and the PCB wears and I think the pins lose their spring,
so when you close the door it pushes the whole board aside instead of
closing the switch.
The fix was insanely difficult and technically challenging - I jammed
the point of a plastic toothpick into the center of each of the split
pins and cut it off flush. :-)
Doc