NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #19/NN_1992_19.iso/spool/comp/org/decus/788

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From: [e-mail] (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.)
Newsgroups: comp.org.decus,vmsnet.misc,comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Information for VAX4000-200 Customers
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 27 Aug 92 23:05:41 GMT
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Organization: St. Peter's College, US
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Kassapidis Panayotis, CERN) writes:
>     My local DEC representative came and installed some FPU-checking
>       program on our VAX 4000-200, that supposedly checks the floating
>       point chip for the above mentioned problem. When I asked for an
>       upgrade she said 'No need to, since FPU_TEST hasn't discovered any
>       errors'.
>     Am I right to believe that no matter what, I can get my CPU board
>       (my VAX's CPU not my brain! :-)) upgraded, even if FPU_TEST hasn't
>       so far discovered this problem?  Should I "demand" for the CPU
>       upgrade???

  If you have one of the affected systems (meaning it was built before the
cut-off date) you should have the module replaced whether or not you are
currently experiencing problems. The problem is related to environmental
conditions, so if you move the system to a warmer room you may start to see
faults.

    Terry Kennedy        Operations Manager, Academic Computing
    [e-mail]    St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA
    [e-mail]    [phone]