From: hoffman@xdelta.zko.dec.nospam Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 6:09 PM To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com Subject: Re: Please help a poorly Microvax 3100 - update In article , "Roger Woodward" writes: :The machine is a MicroVAX 3100 (I believe a Model 90, though it doesn't say :that anywhere on or in the box) made in August 1990 in Hong Kong... The "KA" number displayed when the system powers up (if you can see it, given the current problem) can be used against the list in the FAQ, or the system model number can be translated. That said, the list of the "KA" numbers in the current FAQ is lacking a few of the VAX systems, and the following is an update queued for the next edition: KA41-A for the MicroVAX 3100 Model 10 and 20 KA41-B for the VAXserver 3100 Model 10 and 20 KA41-D for the MicroVAX 3100 Model 10e and 20e KA41-E for the VAXserver 3100 Model 10e and 20e KA42-A for the VAXstation 3100 Model 30 and 40 KA42-B for the VAXstation 3100 Model 38 and 48 KA43-A for the VAXstation 3100 Model 76 KA45 for the MicroVAX 3100 Model 30 and 40 KA47 for the MicroVAX 3100 Model 80 KA50 for the MicroVAX 3100 Model 90 KA51 for the MicroVAX 3100 Model 95 KA55 for the MicroVAX 3100 Model 85 KA56 for the MicroVAX 3100 Model 96 KA58 for the MicroVAX 3100 Model 88 KA59 for the MicroVAX 3100 Model 98 If your system displays KA50, well, you have a MicroVAX 3100 model 90. :The hyroglyphics now start in the middle of the self test (Ive just turned :it on again, it started waffling after ...C...B) so I am rather thinking :that something internally is going wrong. This could easily be a fault with terminal or it might just be a fault with the MicroVAX system. Hard to say. I'd swap the terminal first, since that's easier to deal with, and cheaper to fix... :In my look through the FAQ I seem to recall there being a difference between :a VAXStation and a MicroVAX in terms of booting the machine without a :console i.e you cant do it with a MV. Both VAXstation and MicroVAX systems expect a system console of some sort, whether it be the serial line or graphics console on the VAXstation or the serial line console on the MicroVAX. --------------------------- pure personal opinion --------------------------- Hoff (Stephen) Hoffman OpenVMS Engineering hoffman#xdelta.zko.dec.com