29 Sep
2008
29 Sep
'08
1:08 p.m.
On Sep 29, 2008, at 8:49 AM, John S <john_a_s2004 at hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
Last year I bought an RS/6000 Model 34H as I wanted a cheap example
of an old Unix/AIX workstation. Having sorted out a monitor (with
3W3 lead) the machine appears to be faulty.
So far whenever I power it up, I see:
- a series of numbers on the front LED display (got them listed on a
piece of paper somewhere, sorry not got it to hand).
- Nothing on the monitor
- No activity on either of the 2 serial ports (using an RS232 break-
out box to a PC running terminal emulator)
The machine didn't come with a manual, looking on the net I haven't
found a source to buy a suitable manual let alone download one.
Currently the machine is sitting out of the way doing nothing, I
would like to see what the problem is before deciding whether to
scrap it or try and repair it (assuming it is something like a
failed SCSI hard drive).
Can anyone advise what to try, or a list of what the LED numbers
mean? Should for example the external SCSI connector have a
terminator?
I think next time I buy an RS/6000, I will look for one that comes
with a manual!
Regards,
John
If I recall correctly, you will get nothing (aside from a few numbers
on the front panel) on these early machines unless you have bootable
media on the hard drive or in the floppy drive. I recall doing an
install from floppy and you get nothing on the display or serial ports
until several floppies have been loaded -- the front panel numbers
chane to indicate when to switch floppies, etc!
I'm at work so I can't send it now, but there is a PDF of the manual
that describes this process.
I also have images of the startup floppies, but you're on your own
finding an aix distro...
Hope that helps...
Josh
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