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From: system@CUGSBVAX.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Problem with PRO-380 console REV 5 on 8530
Message-ID: <8801200451.AA25271@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 20 Jan 88 04:51:19 GMT
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It must be at least 6 months now since we upgraded our 8500 cpu
to an 8530 with the replacement of console (PRO-380) microcode to
version 5 (DEC call it Revision E) by swapping the 32 megabyte
RD52 disk drives.

The problem arises when the console lose power:  While powering
up, at least what I have determined (guessed) is the RD52 has not
come up to speed before the PRO-380 CPU try to access it, thus
the PRO-380 thinks there is no hard drive and try to boot from
the floppy and draw a the picture of a floppy with a question
mark on the PRO-380 screen with some error code.  We have swapped
the controller, several RD52's and even a new PRO-380, the problem
still persist. Has anyone seen this symptoms before on their
8500, 8530, 8700 or 8800 ?

The only way to overcome this problem and it is NO SOLUTION is to
power up the PRO-380, wait till the RD52 come up to speed, power
if off and wait about 2.5 seconds and power it on again, by this,
it is hope that the RD52 will not have spin down and be able to
boot up.  Have anyone any better idea?  DEC field service has not
been too responsive into solving this problem, especially when
auto start up and auto everything flag is set and power outage
occur and the 8530 is dead in the water because the PRO-380 will
not boot.


L. T. Lee
System Manager
system@cugsbvax.bitnet