Re: Many Alphaserver 1200 questions

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Date: 09/16/05

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    Richard Tomkins wrote:

    > OpenVMS to Tru64, probably shouldn't have to run ECU.
    >
    > However, having said that, I have never had any weird problems cause I
    > always ran the ECU when changing things around such as hardware or updating
    > firmware or changing the OS.
    >
    > I once had a customer that had some 4100's and the floppy drives showed up
    > at the console, but Tru64 never saw them. He wanted to send all the hardware
    > back for replacement. Took a lot of polite effort to get him to shut one
    > system down to run the ECU, and then a second system and finally he was
    > happy to do all 12 of them. Simple solution to problem for him that was a
    > major issue.
    >
    > You are correct, there is a version of the ECU for Windows NT and a second
    > version for OpenVMS/Tru64.
    >
    > When the original poster said the latest firmware was installed, the alarm
    > bells went off cause after you do a firmware upgrade, you should run the
    > ECU. Firmware upgrades can change where certain tables in memory are kept
    > that relate to the ECU.
    >
    > The ECU, EISA Configuration Utility, although it says EISA, configures the
    > various tuff built in to the systems, such as, Console, RDM port, Floppy,
    > Serial ports, parallel port, USB and built-in display port if also there.
    > From what I remember on machines with built in video, you can turn the built
    > in display on or off with the ECU.
    >
    >
    > "Bob Kaplow" <kaplow_r@encompasserve.org.mars> wrote in message
    > news:gmjVfKSMlow6@eisner.encompasserve.org...
    >
    >>In article <4328800a$1_1@news.cybersurf.net>, "Richard Tomkins"
    >
    > <tomkinsr@istop.com> writes:
    >
    >>>You must run the ECU when you change from OpenVMS to Tru64 to Windows
    >
    > NT. If
    >
    >>>you don't, the hardware is not set up properly. You get random faults or
    >>>sometimes, if you're lucky, no faults.
    >>
    >>Is there a change going from VMS to Tru64? I thought both used the same
    >>firmware. Ther ARE changes when going from either VMS or Tru to / from
    >>Windoz.
    >>
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    >
    Thank you for that explanation of the ECU Richard. I have always
    wondered if it was necessary to run the ECU if the system did not
    utilize the EISA bus. This AS1200 has only run RedHat v7 Linux and
    FreeBSD v4 and v5 without need for the ECU. HP/Compaq should get there
    tech help in order as I was told by a Compaq tech the ECU was only
    needed if EISA hardware was present in the system. Is there any way of
    obtaining the ECU diskette image online?

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