Re: DEC Rainbow PC100-A

2016-01-18 Thread shadoooo
So if all LEDs remain on, that most likely means the CPU is not able to execute instructions at all. It might mean a busted CPU, busted ROM or CPU bus, or missing power or clock. Yes, that's exactly my feeling... so a schematic would be very good to try to diagnose an evident problem as mi

Re: DEC Rainbow PC100-A

2016-01-18 Thread Warner Losh
On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 10:13 AM, tony duell wrote: > IF the PC100-A is like the PC100-B (which I have full schematics for)... > > > All LEDs on, means, "replace the system board". > > > > I'm not sure, he wanted to hear that ;-) > > And it's not even right!. You can have all LEDs on with a perfe

RE: DEC Rainbow PC100-A

2016-01-18 Thread tony duell
IF the PC100-A is like the PC100-B (which I have full schematics for)... > All LEDs on, means, "replace the system board". > > I'm not sure, he wanted to hear that ;-) And it's not even right!. You can have all LEDs on with a perfectly good system board. A fault in the power-OK circuit in the P

Re: DEC Rainbow PC100-A

2016-01-18 Thread Paul Koning
> On Jan 18, 2016, at 9:59 AM, emanuel stiebler wrote: > > On 2016-01-17 18:11, Warner Losh wrote: >> Would love to help, but I have the PC100-B. The PC100-A board is somewhat >> different than the >> PC100-B, but not super different. >> >> Have you checked the diagnostics table in the technica

Re: DEC Rainbow PC100-A

2016-01-18 Thread emanuel stiebler
ut it is buried in boxes at the moment. All LEDs on, means, "replace the system board". I'm not sure, he wanted to hear that ;-) Warner On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 2:15 PM, shad wrote: Hello, I recently took a DEC Rainbow PC100-A. It has been a huge house for a lot of sp

Re: DEC Rainbow PC100-A

2016-01-17 Thread Warner Losh
arner On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 2:15 PM, shad wrote: > Hello, > I recently took a DEC Rainbow PC100-A. > It has been a huge house for a lot of spiders, who deposited eggs and dead > insects all around. > After full disassembling, cleaning and reassembling, I'm ready to tr

Re: DEC Rainbow PC100-A

2016-01-16 Thread emanuel stiebler
On 2016-01-16 14:15, shad wrote: After full disassembling, cleaning and reassembling, I'm ready to try it! PSU seems to work well, power goes on with almost precise voltages, then all the test leds on the back will lit on... then nothing happens! No video, no sign of life. And they stay AL

DEC Rainbow PC100-A

2016-01-16 Thread shadoooo
Hello, I recently took a DEC Rainbow PC100-A. It has been a huge house for a lot of spiders, who deposited eggs and dead insects all around. After full disassembling, cleaning and reassembling, I'm ready to try it! PSU seems to work well, power goes on with almost precise voltages, then