Re: Dead (?) DS5000/200

2016-10-30 1:26 GMT+02:00 Gordon Zaft <[email protected]>:
> 1) System has a PMAD-A ethernet turbochannel in slot 1 and a PMAG-B board
> in slot 0  in it.  No keyboard or monitor attached.  Haven't tried pulling
> the TC boards yet.
>
> 2) Diagnostic LEDs on the back are coming up with a 7B code.  If I pull the
> memory out I get a 73.  If I put one board in slot 1 (2nd slot) I get a 73
> also.

Do you already know the DS5000/200 Maintenance Guide?
https://web-docs.gsi.de/~kraemer/COLLECTION/DEC/370aamg2.pdf

However, from what I've read these machines often show all kinds of
strange errors when simply the NVRAM battery is dead. Replacing the
hopefully socketed DS1287 (or whatever it is) or its battery seemed to
help in other cases. Could be worth a try after trying out other
obvious things (pull all TC boards as mentioned, try a minimal
*working* RAM setup).

Felix