Dead RF31 DSSI Disk..

[Jarratt RMA]

On 11 May 2015 at 21:28, Holm Tiffe <holm at freibergnet.de> wrote:

> Holm Tiffe wrote:
>
> > Holm Tiffe wrote:
> >
> > > Glen Slick wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Holm Tiffe <holm at freibergnet.de>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Can I check what's wron just with the console chevron prompt w/o
> opreating
> > > > > system?#The Drive has the ID 0 so I think VMS resides there, next
> thing is
> > > > > that for sure the licenses run out for sure and I know almost
> nothing about
> > > > > VMS.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Maybe something like this. If the unit does not show up in the SHOW
> > > > DSSI list then there might not be much you can do with it.
> > > >
> > > > >>> SHOW DSSI
> > > > >>> SET HOST/DUP/DSSI 0
> > > > Task Name? PARAMS
> > > > PARAMS> SHOW CONF
> > > > Last know unit failure xxxxx
> > >
> > > Ok, I'll try that...in the meantime I've connected a terminal and the
> unit
> > > is shoing up on the DSSI bus.
> > > I'm also now know what this other card is from them I tought it where
> > > something like an SCSI Controller, that is a kind of terminal
> multiplexer
> > > like an DHV11...
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Holm
> > >
> >
> >
> > ... unit is inoperative, error code A508(x).
> >
> > Now I have to find out waht this means..
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Holm
>
>
> ...there is a dutch site that means that the head assembly ist stuck..
>
> I'll look into that drive tomorrow, maybe I can fix this.
> (not the first drive, but I'm unhappy that I have to open it).
>
> Regards,
>
> Holm
>
>
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As it is Dutch I may not be able to read it, but if you could post the link
it might still  be helpful.

Thanks

Rob