From owner-freebsd-alpha Fri Apr 28 11:35:34 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from relay02.chello.nl (relay02.chello.nl [212.83.68.146]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF40B37B565 for ; Fri, 28 Apr 2000 11:35:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wkb@chello.nl) Received: from chello.nl ([213.46.78.184]) by relay02.chello.nl (InterMail vK.4.02.00.00 201-232-116 license 199f3c0039bf924253955fca0afeedcc) with ESMTP id <20000428183524.BUGW8821.relay02@chello.nl>; Fri, 28 Apr 2000 20:35:24 +0200 Received: (from wkb@localhost) by chello.nl (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA07316; Fri, 28 Apr 2000 20:35:20 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 20:35:20 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: kdulzo@gerp.org Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PC164 Troubles Message-ID: <20000428203520.A7274@yedi.wbnet> Reply-To: wc.bulte@chello.nl References: <20000428124555.A30435@caffeine.gerp.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20000428124555.A30435@caffeine.gerp.org>; from kdulzo@caffeine.gerp.org on Fri, Apr 28, 2000 at 12:45:55PM -0500 X-OS: FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, Apr 28, 2000 at 12:45:55PM -0500, Kevin M. Dulzo wrote: > I have searched and read everything I can find on this subject, > but still cannot seem to find any diagnostic documentation for an > alpha PC164 board. I picked it up on ebay from Sysmerica, 500Mhz. > 4 32M 72pin Parity SIMMs (one 60ns, 3 70ns). Tried about 6 different > video cards and cannot get a screen. Does anyone have any suggestions? > > I put the 50hz oscillator in (I think backwards for a moment, is that bad?) MHz ? Ouch. Could very well be. IIRC the 'diagonal pins' of an xtal oscillator carry the ground and +5V (or supply voltage as appropriate). Reversing it therefore can sure kill it. > I removed all the frequency jumpers (multiplier of 15) > 128bit Memory jumper is on (4 SIMMs) > Power supply powers up, standard ATX case/ps from Global (I hope I did not > botch my solder job to fix the power switch). > > Sometimes I get garble out of the serial ports like: > ..xxx..x.DSD > > Thanks ahead, > -Kevin -- Wilko Bulte Powered by FreeBSD http://www.freebsd.org http://www.tcja.nl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message