[Info-vax] Exploring a hard drive on a new Vaxstation

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 01/28/2018 06:39 PM, DaveFroble wrote:
> Cliff Miller wrote:
>> I have a Vaxstation 3100 Model 30 which came with an RZ23 hard drive.  
>> I access the system with a serial console cable.
>> The system boots to the >>> prompt and self-tests just fine.  When I 
>> try to boot from the hard drive, however, it returns "File not found."
>> I am reluctant to initialize the drive and start from scratch as I am 
>> curious to see what was on it.
>> What are my options for being able to explore the hard drive?
> 
> I'd be a bit surprised if there are still any working RZ23 drives.

Surprise!!!  I have a number of them still.  :-)

> 
> Another note, the VAXstation 3100 systems can use a boot device of no 
> more than 1 GB, if I remember correctly.

True, I checked it in the FAQ because I admit my memory is flawed.

bill