Re: Alpha Server 1000A woes

The Alpaserver 1000 or 1000A with an EV4 processor use the extra ECC
modules, the EV5 version of both do not.

HTH,

Bart Zorn

H Vlems wrote:
gl@xxxxxxxxxxxx schreef:

Il Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:16:14 +0100, H Vlems ha scritto:
Last night I added four memory boards to an ALpha Server 1000A 5/300. I
switched it on and a smoke came off one of the new boards. I powered it off,
removed the new boards: one of the seats has burn marks on it. Applied power
again. The system beeped in a 1-3-3 interval which indicates that the
firmware does not see any valid memory.
Any other diagnostics I can run? I want to find out whether I need an entire
new motherboard or just new memory.

Hello!

On the CPU card there are a few jumpers which can drive the system into
Power-Up Diagnostics through the operator display.

You should try all test in the order as shown in the Service Guide
(6-2-4-5-3) but you could jump directly to test 4-5-3 which are for
testing memory with and without cache and backup.
More details in the AS1000 Owner's Guide and Service Guide, you should
still find them on HP.com, otherwise drop me a line from a valid email
address.

The test will show you what is the faulty memory module on the LCD like
this:
FAIL B:0 S:2
(failure on bank #0, SIMM #2)

Ciao!
gl
Thanks! I have a copy of the User Guide. I'll check the HP website for
a service guide.
The thing is: the manual AND the picture on the inside of the top cover
show a meory configuration that does not match the real thing! The
diagrams show two pairs of slots at the bottom that are slightly
unaligned (somewhat to the right) and contain ECC memory. My 5/300
doesn't seem to have these ECC banks.

Hans

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