Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OT Help with Repair of HPxw8600

2020-04-20 Thread Harry Putnam
"Alex Smith (K4RNT)" writes: > Memtest86+ is a godsend. [...] Andreas Wacknitz writes: [...] > I have tried to find some information about the machine but it wasn't as > successful as I expected it from HP. I had a little break through on that front. It turns out I actually saved a good sn

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OT Help with Repair of HPxw8600

2020-04-20 Thread Jonathan Adams
If you want guaranteed compatibility, you might be best off going to "mrmemory" : https://www.mrmemory.co.uk/memory-ram-upgrades/hp/workstation/xw8600 I've used them for lots of systems in the past. Jon On Mon, 20 Apr 2020, 01:25 Bill Czermak, wrote: > I used to build quality clones. My thou

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OT Help with Repair of HPxw8600

2020-04-19 Thread Bill Czermak
I used to build quality clones. My thoughts were that static was used in the industry as an excuse for low quality components failing. However I should add that I wore natural fibre clothes and had wool carpets so generally did not have a static problem in the office or at home. I would have rem

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OT Help with Repair of HPxw8600

2020-04-19 Thread Jonathan Adams
Um, vacuuming a computer can really hurt, especially old computers. You can get static build up on the nozzle of the hoover, which can fry chips ... I know from experience :-\ 4 months ago I probably had spare memory chips, but it all went in the skip when the office closed. Jon On Sun, 19 Apr

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OT Help with Repair of HPxw8600

2020-04-19 Thread Till Wegmüller
The most common thing that happens for me is dust in the electronic connectors. Although I do live in a house with terrible dust issue. Vacuuming the Machine will not hurt though. Greeting Till On 19.04.20 20:06, Harry Putnam wrote: > Sorry about OT topic but hoped someone here could offer helpf

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OT Help with Repair of HPxw8600

2020-04-19 Thread Andreas Wacknitz
Am 19.04.20 um 20:06 schrieb Harry Putnam: Sorry about OT topic but hoped someone here could offer helpful URLS and such. My old HP xw8600 that I have been running OI one for some years has broke down. I'm a bit lost at trying to repair an old HP xw8600. I get 5 beeps pause and repeat on attem

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OT Help with Repair of HPxw8600

2020-04-19 Thread Alex Smith (K4RNT)
Memtest86+ is a godsend. " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on,

[OpenIndiana-discuss] OT Help with Repair of HPxw8600

2020-04-19 Thread Harry Putnam
Sorry about OT topic but hoped someone here could offer helpful URLS and such. My old HP xw8600 that I have been running OI one for some years has broke down. I'm a bit lost at trying to repair an old HP xw8600. I get 5 beeps pause and repeat on attempt to boot. >From Manuals and such I find th