James Gray wrote:
> Other reasons why Alpha's wont work....well, 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 {:-).
Dead in the water is that when a power cord is inserted into the back at
the power supply (no switch on rear), there are no lights anywhere.
The 2000(?) comes with dual power supplies and was suppossed to be a
going unit.
I know one power supply was making heat because a short smell occurred,
but no lights on front. I was assuming that it would run on one power
supply (2nd as failover/backup) and that when power is applied, that if
I hit the right switch/button (1 of 3) on front that something would happen.
Or, when power cord was inserted, maybe the LCD panel might light up?
Am I missing a "hidden power switch?
I've never played with this as hardware before so was looking for some
guidance as to whether it is a dead duck or there is some DEC
incantation needed. {:-)
The second power supply was disconnected inside, so I reconnected it and
inserted power cable. Results was bang and sparks, so I disconnected
internal cables and external. Oh, Oh,
I haven't been game to plug the 2100 in yet.
>
> Cheers,
>
> James
>
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