[Info-vax] Need imput on DS10 hardware failure

[JohnF]

tadamsmar <tadamsmar at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have a failed DS10.  I am not much of a hardware expert.
> The fan run, but it does not seem to even start booting.
> No console messsages at all. Also, the network lights don't blink
> during startup.
> I think there must be something wrong with the motherboard
> But someone else suggested that the power supply might be bad.

Maybe you can get some beep code info
  h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/download/ek_ds10s_ur_c01.pdf
Somebody >>always<< says "power supply problem".
You can typically ignore them, unless they have some
actual reason to be saying that.
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John Forkosh  ( mailto:  j at f.com  where j=john and f=forkosh )