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- From: lee@hsh.com (Lee Havemann)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
- Subject: Re: 11/83 help sought
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.170129.258@hsh.com>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 21:01:29 GMT
- References: <721915360.6747@minster.york.ac.uk>
- Organization: HSH Associates
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- In article <721915360.6747@minster.york.ac.uk>, gary@minster.york.ac.uk writes:
- > I've just acquired via an auction an 11/83 - but without
- > manuals. When I try to boot it the LEDs at the rear end
- > up with the number 4 on them. It fails to boot. Could
- > any kind soul tell me what these numerical codes mean.
- > Does anyone have data books etc on this machine that
- > they would like to donate to an unworthy cause?
- >
- > any help greatly appreciated...
- >
- >
- > many thanks in advance...
- >
- > gary morgan
-
- That isn't an error. It means that the machine is in "dialog mode", and is
- expecting you to type something in.
-
- You should have a console port on the back of the box next to a rotary switch
- with a bunch of numbers on it signifing different baud rates. Get an ansi
- terminal and set it to 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, with the baud rate set to
- match the computer and then try it.
- The machine should come up with something like:
-
- Testing in progress Please wait
- Memory size is 4088 K Bytes (or however much mem you have in it)
- 9 Step memory test
- Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-
-
-
- Commands are Help, Boot, List, Setup, Map and Test.
- Type a command and then press the RETURN key:
-
-
-
-
- If you have any devices attached you can try booting them at this point:
-
- B DU0, etc..
-
- Good luck.
-
- --
-
- Lee Havemann, Sys_op HSH Associates (201) 838-3330
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