The 11/44 has come to life. It passed all the diags I threw at it, plus booted RT11. I did that on an RL02 and would like to switch that system to an RA81. Once the RA81 is in place, that system is done. But at least the cpu is known working. In case I didn't mention it here, the 11/34 is also alive. Turns out the "odd" diagnostic results I was seeing are actually what a working system prints. The /34 booted RT11 as well and ran a few small compiles. All I have to do now is move the cpu from the table on the side of the rack and mount it inside the rack. Then that box is done as well. Once those above cosmetic issues are done, I'll take a short break and then revisit the 11/45 project which was temporarily shelved :D I'd love to spend more time now with the /44 and /34 to get TSX up and running, play with sysgening a new system, etc. But no time to play yet, I'm under orders to consolidate and get rid of stuff. Thanks to all who gave input, advice, and knowledge! Jay West