27 Apr
2006
27 Apr
'06
8:08 a.m.
From what I remember the LX164 was supposed to be a
screamin' NT
workstation for CAD style apps.
From the OpenVMS FAQ:
" OpenVMS Alpha is not supported on the AlphaPC 164LX and
164SX series, though there are folks that have gotten
certain of the LX series to load SRM and bootstrap
OpenVMS. (The Aspen Durango II variant, specifically.)
One problem has been generally reported: ATA (IDE)
bootstraps will fail; SCSI storage and a SCSI CD-ROM
device is required."
Firmware:
http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/readmes/alphapc164lx.html
For SCSI cards I'd go for either the KZPAA-AA (8-bit narrow) or KZPBA-CA
(Ultra2 LVD)
I'm sure there'll be more info along soon :o)
A
On Thu, April 27, 2006 3:41 pm, Dave Dunfield said:
There are three bar-coded stickers visible on the top
of the board (I
haven't
taken the board out to look on the bottom yet).
Two are on yellow backgrounds, and are located up near the power-supply:
54-25002-01 B03
and
KA724WZJHL
The remaining one is at the bottom, near the back of the ISA slots:
70-32811-C0
When powered up, the system reads:
(First a graphicsl screen appears showing a drawing of a PC with
the logo "Alpha Powered")
Then, a "windowey" set of screens which read:
AlphaBIOS 5.60-3
AlphaPC 164LX
Processor: Digital ALPHA 21164, 466Mhz
This is visible while it tests the memory (256M), and then it
goes to a menu from which I can go into various configuration
screens.
Can anyone tell me more information about this system.
The is evidence of SCSI, as there is a SCSI CD-drive, and
some of the configuration options reference SCSI, however
there is no SCSI controller - what type of controller do I need
for it?
Regards,
Dave
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