Hi folks, Briefly, I have a Microvax II that I got in that big haul of DEC gear this past July. I'm trying to find time to check the machine out. First, I need to ask the MVII gurus whether I need to have bus terminators in the last empty slots. I'm not exactly sure if Qbus needs terminators like Unibus. So far to now, I haven't found a FAQ or website which addresses this exact question. I just need to be sure in case the machine has a problem coming up and I can rule bus terms out. Here's the board compliment as I got the machine: The chassis is a BA23. Machine's model # is 630QY-A2 Slot 1: M7606 EF (KA630-AA w/1mB RAM, F.P., T.O.Y. clock, boot/diag. ROM) 2: M7608 BP (MS630-BB, 4mB RAM) 3: M9047 (Grant continuity card) 4: M3104 DHV11-A, 8-line async. comm. card) 5: A-B side: M7546 (TQK50-AA, TK50 controller) 5: C-D side: M7555 (RQDX3, Win./FD controller) 6: <empty> 7: <empty> 8: <empty> 9: <empty> FWIW: the hard disk is an RD53, there's no FD. I also got a raggy looking VT220 I still need to check out which I understand is needed for MVII's. The Ethernet modules were already missing from the two big VAXen and maybe Ethernet cards in a couple of these MVII slots which could account for part of the empties. Would like to wire Ethernet into this house to interconnect machines, but first things first (such as *finishing* work on the house and getting machines to just _run_!) Other than the obvious, such as checking PSU, etc. before lighting it up, are there any other words of wisdom or MVII info sources anyone could direct me to? I have basically no documentation except for most of a set of VMS 5.4 manuals -and I of course do not yet know what OS this machine runs (but likely VMS of some version I suspect.) There's a few online URLs I have scrounged that have some MVII info bits but as I said, none talk specifically about this bus thing. (So maybe it's a non-issue but I don't know . . .) Thanks gang! Regards, Chris -- -- Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net Member of Antique Wireless Association URL: http://www.ggw.org/freenet/a/awa/