[Info-vax] Alphaserver 1000A with external BA356 enclosure - 16 bit issues

[Bart.Zorn@gmail.com]

On Oct 13, 8:53 am, urbancamo <m... at wickensonline.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd be grateful if anyone could confirm whether what I am trying to do
> with the hardware I have is sensible, and if it is, what might be
> going wrong.
>
> I have an Alphaserver 1000A working nicely with an external BA356 SCSI
> disk enclosure via an 8-bit personality module. It is connected via an
> NCR 53C810 based SCSI card. The disks in the BA356 are presented as
> DKBx:

    [ S n i p . . . ]

I also have an Alphaserver 1000A and I have put up to five KZPBA-CX
adapters in it. I have also a variety of BA356 boxes with either wide
personality modules or Ultra personality modules. I have never seen
the problem you have.
However, I saw that the 1000A boots just fine (from an internal disk)
when no external cable is connected to any of the KZPBA-CX cards. So
if you disconnect the SCSI cables you should be able to locate the
problem to either the 1000A or the BA356.

HTH,

Bart