On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 8:10 AM, Kurt Hamm via cctalk <[email protected] > wrote:
> Well, I bought that DEC Pro 350 on ebay. It initially booted up and I got > the error screen. The error code I found on the Internet was related to > the hard disk controller. So, I thought I just needed someone to sell/give > me some systems disks for the unit and I could try to setup the drive again > if it still functioned. > > Then, it after a couple of restarts (I re-seated the boards and cleaned the > connectors) it stopped showing the error screen (with picture of the > computer). All the diagnostic lights are red on the back and nothing ever > shows on the screen. The power comes on and then nothing. > > If anyone has any thoughts, I would appreciate it. I knew the history of > this type of computer and figured it was a long shot. I am just > disappointed to have gotten really nowhere with it. > > Thanks! > > Kurt > Kurt, Sounds like you can't do much of anything but to confirm my understanding... Can you enter terminal mode? Can you boot from a diskette? How confident are you in the power supply? Have you checked all of the voltage rails? Bill
