15-Jan-2006

Hardware issues
Daphne has KZPBA in stead of KZPBA as PKB0, SCSI-ID in SRM has been set to 5 but the card has configuration in on-board flash so that should be the reason that Daphne did not start. I found the required software (eeromcfg.exe) but it requires the machine to be started as an NT box - using ARC in stead of SRM. That, in turn, requires a re-programming of the Alpha firmware on an Alphastation 200 - and a floppy disk since the required hardware is not available on the firmware CD.....And Daphne does not carry a floppy drive nor is one available.

So I returned the KZPSA and now Daphne does boot - but as it seems, not into the cluster (still to be determined what caused this) and I will use Diana to set the KZPBA's firmware because that machine can switch easily between SRM and ARC.

Found that Daphne's power-fan is broken: won't rotate by itself, needs a hand. New fan required?