I took one of the P859 boxes to check out. Power supplies turned out to be
good, so I put in one of the P859 CPU cards (CP7RA). The fluorescent display
briefly displayed "8.", followed by "000000". The expected output,
according
to the manual, is "ooFFFC", after the CPU has run a first self-test. I
swapped out the CPU with one of the other ones, and this one does give me
"ooFFFC". Hit the "0" button simultaneously with the "TEST"
button to run
the microdiagnostics, and got an indication that it failed on accessing
memory. I plugged in a memory board, and now it passes all self-tests
successfully (display "ooFF04"). So, at least this cpu and this memory board
appear to be OK so far. I can push the "IPL" button, and using "INST"
I can
step through the IPL code (the listing is provided in the manual, so you
have a good idea of what's going on).
Off course, I'd like to get it to boot something, and the only media I have
are the fixed platters in the three X1215's, and the 10 X1215 cartridges.
These are labeled as follows:
- DOM 210 & 211 for X1215 update P800 testprograms. 27-09-'84 R.v.d.Heyden.
- X1215 IPL 63C2 Testprograms update 85-12-18 DOM9A/02 IT/10, DOM9C/02 IT/11
Userid: SDAPRO s:$load (for running testprograms)
- SAG3 KERNEL 3 MULTIBASIC
- DOM_HARRY OLDREL old sources of release 01-10-82
- TRAINING 004 P.H.Kraaijeveld
- Service pack 1 "various programmes"
- DISK Unit 1
- TP00 Test Pack
- P800 (X1215)
- Philips (unlabeled)
The two cartridges labeled "testprograms" look promising; especially since
instructions on how to run them are included. Of course, I want to make sure
that the disk drive doesn't damage cartridges before I load these, so I'll
test the drives with an the unlabeled Philips cartridge first. I'm wondering
of the "TP00 Test Pack" is the "Servicing disk-pack" mentioned in the
service manual.
So, I'd really like to get at least one cartridge drive running, so I opened
one up. There was a bit of dust inside, but not too much, and the disk
compartment seems clean. However, I discovered a problem on the undersize of
the drive.
The drive belt is made out of cloth or nylon, covered in an orange substance
(probably rubber). The rubber comes off in flakes, and a lot of the gooey
stuff is stuck on the pulleys. All three drives suffer from this condition.
I need to find a replacement for these. The belts are a little over 1/2 inch
wide, and the length of the cloth as measured is 35-1/8 inches. I'm figuring
I need a belt with a 35 inch inside circumference. The service manual only
lists a Philips part number, no dimensions for the belt.
Any idea where to get replacement belts?
Cheers,
Camiel