Re: BA356 problem... (resolved)

From: Egon Spengler (egon_at_the.lab)
Date: 05/11/03

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    Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 03:27:06 +0100

    Long time ago I started this thread asking for ideas about an issue I had
    with a ba356 shelf...Dug everything out again tonight and decided to
    component test everything, right down to discrete parts.Problem turned out
    to be some small surface mount fuses withing the SBBs themselves.The shelf
    has been fine all along, but it seems that my old shelf took out all the SM
    fuses in the SBBs that where connected to the 5v rail.Replaced them all, and
    everything booted as normal :)Figured i'd share in case anyone else needs
    the info.TTFNEgonOn Sun, 26 Jan 2003 23:31:06 -0000, "Egon Spengler"
    <news@remove.this.or.it.will.bounce.paranormia.org.antispam> wrote:

    >Greetings,
    >
    >I have a BA356 shelf that doesn't want to play ball...
    >
    >If I insert a -VA disk as device 0 and a -VW disk as device 1 I can see
    only
    >the -VA disk.
    >If I only insert a -VA disk, no problem, can see the -VA disk.
    >If I only insert a -VW disk, nada, no disk seen.
    >
    >If i remove the -VW disk and cable it up directly, the disk works fine.
    >
    >Running with 16 bit personality module.
    >
    >Any ideas people?
    >
    >Many thanks
    >
    >Egon
    >

    Egon

    Interesting post, because this is what I saw months ago with
    several BA356s-KC and JA and DS-RZ1DA-VW discs.

    All the DS-RZ1DA-VW discs are correctly working in DEC servers in the
    SBB case.

    But If I try the discs in the StorageCabs, I cannot see any of them,
    unless I hang a Compaq F2/F1 storagecab in place of the terminator!

    Andy Jones

    PS if you search this forum you'll find the article I posted.

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