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Date: 10 Jul 90 05:49:28 GMT
From: njin!spcvxb.spc.edu!terry@rutgers.edu  (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr)
Organization: St. Peter's College, US
Subject: Re: RD53 and VS2000 Installation Help
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In article <90190.152157STRCC@CUNYVM.BITNET>, STRCC@CUNYVM (Stuart Cohnen) writes:
> I just installed a RD53 in my VaxStation 2000 but it doesn't seem
> to be working.  Anyone with experience installing one please contact
> me with some advice (Have I missed a jumper etc...?)

  There are commonly 3 problems when doing this type of thing (assuming all
the hardware is in fact working):

1) You have a "compatible" drive (Micropolis 1325/1335), not an RD53. In this
   case you need to solder a jumper in R7 on the drive logic board (it's cur-
   rently vacant). That's the difference between the DEC drive and the others.

2) You have the unit selects set wrong. Typically DEC drives want to be unit
   3 (of 4). If you never even get a blink of the drive access light (this,
   of course, requires a drive faceplate, not present on DEC RD53's 8-).

3) The drive isn't formatted. You need to use TEST something to format it -
   the exact number varies, consult the appropriate hardware manual for more
   info.

	Terry Kennedy		Operations Manager, Academic Computing
	terry@spcvxa.bitnet	St. Peter's College, US
	terry@spcvxa.spc.edu	(201) 915-9381