Oh - and I got a DECserver 90M (which I presume is a terminal server). No PSU for it tho - anyone got any clue how to test that?

Matt London wrote:

Hi guys, Just had a MicroVAX II delivered. It's in an intresting configuration - in two 19" racks :&) Anyway, decided to work out what I've got and get things to a point where I can get her up and running. Unfortunatly, she was "decomissioned" using a rather large knife, or bolt cutters, judging from from the damage to just about every cable protruding from the back (including cables connecting HDD's to CPU). Just to summarise what there is (more complete list to follow when I remember to take a pen and paper with me to the office): o two SMD HDD's - I'll get make/model next time I'm down o a cipher (?) tape drive (9 track I think?) - again, I'll have to get the model number later o two BA23 cases (which I brought home to check out) It looks awfully as if someone else has pulled some cards at some point, but here's what's in the BA23's BA23 number 1: Front bays: a TK70 Backplane: A B C D 1 empty 2 KA630 (Quad Width) 3 DATARAM 40918 rev D Assy 62404 Rev D (Quad Width) 4 Emulex QU3210401 (Double Width) 5 Emulex CU021042 Rev F <-- (Quad Width) 6 Emulex CU021042 Rev F <-- (Quad Width) 7 Emulex CC0910401 TQK70 8 empty empty Looks like there are cab kits for the KA630, and I think there's a board (and a surviving cable for!) the CC0910401. (KA630 cab kit in A, B, C, E & F open, D has a blanking plate) BA23 number 2: Front bays: an RX50 (minus cable - a PC floppy cable shouyld do the job right - so long as it's just straight through 34pin, no twist?) Backplane: A B C D 1 empty 2 M9405 3 empty 4 M9047 M9047 5 Emulex TU0210401 Rev C 6 M7555 M9047 7 empty M9404 8 empty No cab kits. (But slots A, D, E and F have no blanking plate and are open) Now to me, that doesn't look right. The BA23 is QQ/CD for the top 4 slots and QQ/QQ serpentine for the bottom 4 - right? I have an awful lot of half cables where they've just been cut right through the middle - that gives me the feeling it might be tricky to get this working. So basically, any pointers on how this might have been configured (there was one HDD and one BA23 in each rack, with a tape drive in the rack which had BA23 number 2 in it. Along with any pointers on the best way to get things up and running again. I didn't get any media for this (besides the two HDDs). It looks like one of the HDD's (both are SMD) has a 3 phase PSU - I'm not going to be able to provide 3 phase (more info tomorrow when I can get to it) Oh, and what's J6 on the BA23 PSU for? it looked to be hooked up to a cable in BA23 number 2's rack. Oh - and I got a DECserver 90M (which I presume is a terminal server). No PSU for it tho - anyone got any clue how to test that? Any thoughts? :&) Thanks, -- Matt