11 Mar
2001
11 Mar
'01
11:37 p.m.
Here's a message I figured someone on the list might be able
to help with. I have a Dilog board in my MicroVAX II but don't know
enough about it to answer his question.
Jeff
Sender: root(a)dd.vaz.tlt.ru
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:27:49 +0400
From: TOSA <cav(a)b3339.dd.vaz.tlt.ru>
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To: jhellige(a)earthlink.net
Subject: Dilog D0686 ESDI controller board
WE HAVE Dilog D0686 ESDI controller board
HOW LOAD FIRMWARE RESIDENT FORMATTER/DIAGNOSTICS UTILITY ?
Thanks
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12 Mar
12 Mar
7:52 a.m.
On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Jeff Hellige wrote:
Here's a message I figured someone on the list
might be able
to help with. I have a Dilog board in my MicroVAX II but don't know
enough about it to answer his question.
Jeff
His questions are pretty cryptic, but every ESDI controller that I have
encountered has an onboard BIOS which includes a parameter identifying
program (diagnostic?) and a formatting program that would also translate
(usually) the parameters to ones acceptable to the computer.
The BIOS address is normally jumper settable and can be found using
DEBUG or similar utility and dumping the usual locations for such to see
if there is readible text at that location.
- don
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root(a)dd.vaz.tlt.ru
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:27:49 +0400
From: TOSA <cav(a)b3339.dd.vaz.tlt.ru>
Reply-To: cav(a)b3339.dd.vaz.tlt.ru
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To: jhellige(a)earthlink.net
Subject: Dilog D0686 ESDI controller board
WE HAVE Dilog D0686 ESDI controller board
HOW LOAD FIRMWARE RESIDENT FORMATTER/DIAGNOSTICS UTILITY ?
Thanks
--
Collector of Classic Microcomputers and Video Game Systems:
Home of the TRS-80 Model 2000 FAQ File
http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757
8:06 a.m.
> >WE HAVE Dilog D0686 ESDI controller
board
> >
> > HOW LOAD FIRMWARE RESIDENT FORMATTER/DIAGNOSTICS UTILITY ?
One of the switches on the board allows you to type :
B DUA9: (or DUB9: etc depending on which MSCP controller it is)
and it will boot into the resident firmware. If I ever find those faxed
pages again I'll put them up on my site and let you know.
--Chuck
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