Understanding DECsystem 5100 Self Test Failure

[Robert Jarratt]

When I power up my DECsystem 5100 I get the output shown at the end of this
email. I thought this was to do with the DS1287 chip as it seems be an NVRAM
battery error (perhaps). Since I know these devices fail I took out the
DS1287, put in a socket and then bought a replacement DS12887A. But I still
get the same problem. It could be that I bought a bad replacement, or that I
have done some damage in my desoldering of the original, or it could be that
the error is something completely different. In fact the Maintenance Manual
suggests test 9 is to do with the DZ, and I can't find what test 4 relates
to.

 

Does anyone know what this failure is if it isnt' the DS1287?

 

Is there an easy way to test a DS1287?

 

Regards

 

Rob

 

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KN230 V1.4

08-00-2b-27-04-50

0x800000

>> conf -f

hardware: revision 1

firmware: revision 5

cpu: revision 2.32

fpu: revision 3.32

security switch: secure mode

password: clear

eeprom: valid

ethernet hardware address: 08-00-2b-27-04-50

option board: not present

memory: total size   8MBs

     bank0   4MB SIMMs  size:  8MBs       0 bad pages

scsi peripherals

  unit type           product            removable/fixed    capacity

    7  host adapter

>> prcache