Re: AlphaServer 1000a screen blanks after self test

Oh, another thing:
I forget the magic intantation, but most of DEC's consoles had some
commands to do extensive tests of various hardware in the box.

Perhaps, as soon as you get the chevron, you could issue such a command
and see how it progresses before total failure.

Also, I am not familiar with this particular box, but there should be a
command that shows CPU temperature. (I think SHOW POWER but not sure).
You could issue the command repeatedly to see if the CPU temperature
rises fast without stabilising.

On DS10Ls, by default, the machines will shutdown if CPU reaches 55°
(celcius)
.

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