[Info-vax] Alphaserver service/repair recommendations

[rcyoung]

On Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 6:14:47 PM UTC-5, rcyoung wrote:
> On Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 3:41:43 PM UTC-5, Robert A. Brooks wrote:
> > On 2/13/2016 2:36 PM, rcyoung wrote:
> > > Any recommendations on where to obtain service on a 2100 4/233 OpenVMS
> > > system? South Carolina or Georgia would be best, but I'll look at more
> > > distant providers too.
> > 
> > I don't have an answer to your question, but you might improve your chances
> > of getting help if you can describe the problem with the system.
> > 
> > It's been said (although not in a while) that "terse questions beget terse answers".
> > 
> > -- 
> >                   -- Rob
> 
> Sorry for any confusion... here are the details...
> 
> I have an Alphaserver 2100 4/233 running OpenVMS giving the following error on power up.
> 
> Interrupt through vector 660 on cpu 0
> starting console on cpu 0
> breakpoint at PC 130c98 desired, XDELTA not loaded
> 
> It was just rolling the error msg again and again....but the last time I powered up I did not even get the error or a prompt of any kind. The LED display showed it doing internal tests however.
> 
> I was able to move drives over to a second machine, but also noticed that one drive is not even being recognized on the second system ( but a replacement drive is), so something is bonkers with that disk too. 
> 
> When it rains it pours...

Update: error message noted before is back....infinitely repeating.......with no drives in system.