[Info-vax] Alphaserver service/repair recommendations

[Tom Adams]

On Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 8:01:27 PM UTC-5, rcyoung wrote:
> 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.

There is an Alphaserver 2100 4/275 setting under a desk near me.  Has not be powered up in years.  I am not sure we have any reason to keep it, but I think it might be the only system we have with VUIT installed, but I am not sure I'd use VUIT again anyway.  We are near Raleigh NC.