[Info-vax] rx2600 hardware question

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Hans Vlems skrev den 2015-05-14 16:06:
> Op donderdag 14 mei 2015 11:06:07 UTC+2 schreef Stephen Hoffman:
>> On 2015-05-14 07:42:43 +0000, Hans Vlems said:
>>
>>> I have an rx2600 system with a slightly damaged motherboard. I damaged
>>> one of the small pins of the on-board connector that connects to a PCI
>>> expansion box.
>>> About a year ago I got a spare mobo and now I've time to start planning
>>> for the repair. I know, it's an old box and probably not worth much but
>>> it is the only Itanium I have.
>>>
>>> One question is about removing the processors, did they use cooling
>>> paste to improve heatflow? I have the special instument to remove the
>>> processors BTW.
>>>
>>> Are ther any other hidden problems to look out for?
>>
>> The fine manuals are a good starting point for your quest, if you've
>> not already found and read through those.
>>
>> Just the CPU-swappage section related to the immediate question...
>>    <http://www.istoragenetworks.com/servermanuals/zx6000_cpuupgrade.pdf>
>>
>> The rx2600 Maintenance Guide, with details on swapping the CPU and
>> various other giblets.
>>    <http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-lpn04096>
>>
>> Off-hand, I don't see the procedure for swapping the main board
>> specifically called out anywhere.  Well, other than "swap everything",
>> that is.
>>
>> --
>> Pure Personal Opinion | HoffmanLabs LLC
>
> Hoff, thanks for the pointer to the first manual. I hadn't found that one.
> The second link appears dead to my browser, could be a leftover from the
> internet problems we had yesterday in the Netherlands.

I have put a copy of the second on my server. Maybe it
loads faster from there...

http://jescab2.dyndns.org/pub_docs/rx2600.pdf

Jan-Erik.



> Hans
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