[Info-vax] testing VAXstations

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

Finally I have time to do some inventory, so I am testing old hardware
(with the aim of knowing what works and what doesn't and deciding what I
might pass on to a good home).  It's been a while since I've done
anything with a VAX (about 10 years).  On a VAXstation 4000, I have the
S3 switch set to UP.  I am using a terminal and cable which I normally
use for an Alpha console (9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity,
receive=transmit, 1 stop bit) so I am assuming that that is not the
problem (IIRC VAXes, in contrast to Alphas, won't boot if they don't
sense the console).  The cable is MMJ on both VAX (printer port) and VT.

When I power the box on, all the LEDs light up, but stay lit.  From the
old days, I remember flashing (and maybe some sounds) then some output
on the console terminal.  Now, nothing. 

Any ideas?