[Info-vax] DEC 3000/900 bootup problem

[Main, Kerry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On
> Behalf Of johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk
> Sent: January 5, 2009 7:44 AM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] DEC 3000/900 bootup problem
>
> On Jan 5, 10:46 am, Vance Haemmerle <va... at toyvax.Glendale.CA.US>
> wrote:
> > It looks like the sun has set on my 3000/900 system.
> > After removing and backing up my disks on another
> > system (the system disk had one problem with a decw font
> > that had a lost header - which I recovered from a backup
> > and then it passed ANALYSE/DISK), now my system has a scsi
> > hardware error on power up (?? 002 0008).  The console
> > "test scsi" fails the data Trans test...
> >
> > ? T-ERR-SCSI A - Data Trans Test - nondma/virt inq data miscompare
> >
> > but "show device" correctly sees all the drives and sizes.  I
> > removed all the drives I had pulled before and I still get the
> > error. Perhaps I did something to the cables though they seem ok.
> >
> > --
> > Vance Haemmerle
>
> Before you write this off forever...
>
> Have you done the obvious things like reseating memory (and, if
> appropriate, IO) cards?
>
> Is there a more in-depth memory diagnostic on this box than the power-
> on default check?
>
> Although it's been said earlier that "you've proved that the hardware
> isn't at fault", that's not strictly true - you've just shown that the
> hardware doesn't have any problems picked up by simple diagnostics.
>
> Others may well have other suggestions but those would be my first
> recommendations.
> _______________________________________________

I would also suggest checking scsi cable and terminator connections.

This includes examining each scsi cable for bent or loose pins.

Also, ensure INIT is done before running console based diags.


Regards

Kerry Main
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