Re: Vaxstation 3100 and graphics card

From: JF Mezei (jfmezei.spamnot_at_teksavvy.com)
Date: 05/24/04 

Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 21:23:14 GMT

Rich Jordan wrote:
> Specifically for the SPX,
> http://www.whiteice.com/~williamwebb/ChapC/DOC-C-15.html
>
> Thats an online VS3100-76 manual, so it may not exactly match your
> VAXstation, but it should be close. Sadly it looks like a fatal error
> (last digit '2') even though the exact code is not listed.

Yeah, I had found a 3100-76 manual in PDF format. But not sure if it had that
table listed. Helpful, but not sure if authoritative considering I am on a
model 30 which has a fairly different internal architecture. (does the same
card generate the same error codes, or are those error codes generated by the
CPU/motherboard ?)

> I don't recall what happens with no monitor online, and I can't test
> right now.

Since the only output are R B G + and -, I am not sure that the video card
would know if something is connected or not, short of mesuring the load on
each to see if anything is using that signal or not.

> My 3100m76 did not need any switch/jumper changes to move from GPX to
> SPX, and the manual (URL above) does not indicate any switch or jumper
> changes for installation of a card on a monochrome system

Yep, but does that also apply to a 3100-30 ????

> Got another graphics card to try?

Nop. and I had to pay real money for that one. So if it is failed, not sure
if the shop will take it back or if the terms were "no refunds".

> Maybe it'd be worth carefully
> pulling, cleaning contacts, and reseating the card, or else unplug the
> hard drives and POST that way in the slight chance you might have a
> power supply than can no longer handle the added load?

My only remaining test is to try to boot with the "failed" card, in the hopes
that perhaps something might happen to reset some non-volatile settings in
either the motherboard or SPX card. I have already examined the card with a
magnifying glass with no obvious external damage.

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