Re: [SLUG] HW exp with Dec Alpha Servers?

2006-03-21 Thread Terry Collins
James Gray wrote: Other reasons why Alpha's wont workwell, that would require them to at least have power. Not much help, but what does dead in the water really mean in this case? Okay, both machines have done at least 10 years in Australia and haven't left the country since arrival

Re: [SLUG] HW exp with Dec Alpha Servers?

2006-03-21 Thread Jamie Wilkinson
This one time, at band camp, Terry Collins wrote: James Gray wrote: Other reasons why Alpha's wont workwell, that would require them to at least have power. Not much help, but what does dead in the water really mean in this case? Okay, both machines have done at least 10 years in

Re: [SLUG] HW exp with Dec Alpha Servers?

2006-03-21 Thread Terry Collins
Jamie Wilkinson wrote: You might try testing output voltages on the PSU and making sure they're consistent with the documentation you found (assuming that you get that information in those docs). It is looking that way. Currently I am trying to see what other sources are avialable of spare

Re: [SLUG] HW exp with Dec Alpha Servers?

2006-03-21 Thread James Gray
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:36 pm, Terry Collins wrote: James Gray wrote: Other reasons why Alpha's wont workwell, that would require them to at least have power. Not much help, but what does dead in the water really mean in this case? Okay, both machines have done at least 10 years in

[SLUG] HW exp with Dec Alpha Servers?

2006-03-20 Thread Terry Collins
Has anyone on the list had any hardware experience with Dec Alpha Servers that wouldn't mind me picking their brain. Recently was given a 2100 and 2000? but both are dead in the water and I'm wondering if $$, soldering iron or angle grinder is the appropriate tool {:-). I think google has

Re: [SLUG] HW exp with Dec Alpha Servers?

2006-03-20 Thread James Gray
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:29, Terry Collins wrote: Has anyone on the list had any hardware experience with Dec Alpha Servers that wouldn't mind me picking their brain. Recently was given a 2100 and 2000? but both are dead in the water and I'm wondering if $$, soldering iron or angle grinder is