@silverwizard Well, it totally worked when I connected it last time (two power supplies in there, and 8 disks - it's quite loud).
Also I already managed to scare off guests when I forgot to tell them about the tape drive that occiasionally runs at night in the backup PC in the neighboring room...
I've de-potted and fixed Dallas SRAM modules for 90s test equipment. The RTCs should contain 3V lithium coin cells embedded in potting compound that can be removed with hot air and a small screwdriver.
@stereo4x4 Yeah, I had a couple of them replaced in my Sparcstations at some point (see this old thread: mastodon.infra.de/@galaxis/101…), but I'll certainly trash the first couple of modules when I try to do it myself...
An in-depth look at my Silicon Graphics Onyx RealityEngine², a $250,000 graphics supercomputer from 1993. Includes some history and background regarding the ...
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in reply to Alexander Bochmann • • •…sadly, it has just a single CPU board, and not a whole lot of RAM.
And Dallas clock chips are annoying when they run out of battery, but at least they don’t usually leak and ruin boards, I think?
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in reply to silverwizard • • •@silverwizard Well, it totally worked when I connected it last time (two power supplies in there, and 8 disks - it's quite loud).
Also I already managed to scare off guests when I forgot to tell them about the tape drive that occiasionally runs at night in the backup PC in the neighboring room...
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in reply to rawe • • •@stereo4x4 Yeah, I had a couple of them replaced in my Sparcstations at some point (see this old thread: mastodon.infra.de/@galaxis/101…), but I'll certainly trash the first couple of modules when I try to do it myself...
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in reply to otheorange_tag • • •@otheorange_tag It’s an AlphaServer 1200 (model 54KHA-AA).
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What's that case?
Because I'm a sucker for THICC DESKSIDE Systems!
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SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 - Silicon Graphics Onyx RealityEngine²
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