Unless your storage is very dry and clean, I'm afraid you will find that the problem returns if you don't protect those pins/sockets with some sort of electrical grease.
-----Original Message----- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Nick Allen via cctalk Sent: Monday, January 01, 2018 6:34 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Help diagnosing boot issue SWTPC 6800 cleaning the connector pins with a brass brush solved the issue, thanks everyone!! On 1/1/2018 5:03 PM, Nick Allen wrote: > Thanks for the tips everyone! I can confirm power is GOOD, and the > problem persists even without the RAM installed (Just CPU and MP-C or > MP-S board). I am going to clean the buss connectors and see if it > helps! > > On 1/1/2018 12:32 PM, Nick Allen wrote: >> Hey everyone, Happy New Years! I am thankful for an active community >> that enjoys helping each other learn, and today I am coming with an >> ask for help. >> >> I have a SWTPC 6800 and ADM3A terminal, I can get it to boot, and >> when it boots it will continue to boot for several hours. But getting >> it to successfully boot takes upwards of 100 power OFF and ON >> cycles. The other 99 times, I get a continuous stream of random >> ASCII characters (see video link below). It's my first time seeing >> this type of issue that happens intermittently, and wondering if >> anyone has any insights in what might be causing this. I suspect its >> a faulty IC on the Processor board that resets or controls the OS >> reset, will need to deep dive and diagnose, but thought I would ask >> for some direction first. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci4vhPn-3PE >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> -Nick >> >> >> >> > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
