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FreeAXP rocks... |
dtpoirot
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| Posted on August 26 2010 16:49 |
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I am so spoiled...
I played with PersonalAlpha for a few minutes, found FreeAXP and played and played until my license came through from CONNECT.
Now an AlphaStation 255 has shown up at my door.
I am shocked. I have been installing just the OS for over an hour and it is just now to 50%.
I am beginning to wonder if there is a problem with the hardware...
The same process literally takes minutes on FreeAXP. |
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Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on August 27 2010 03:24 |
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I believe a VMS install on a real 255 will take almost an hour. The emulator will be much faster, particularly if you are using a ISO of the installation CD. The modern I/O subsystems make a big difference in speed.
Just to be sure, do a SHOW DEVICE D on your drives once VMS is up to see if they have logged any error. If not, then your hardware is probably OK. |
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dtpoirot
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| Posted on August 27 2010 03:29 |
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Hey Bruce,
The drive shows up in INIT sometimes and sometimes not. :-(
On the plus side, super-fast, hugemongus, 80-pin SCSI drives are cheap.
Thanks!
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brad
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Location: Hopedale, MA USA
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| Posted on August 27 2010 14:32 |
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dtpoirot wrote:
Hey Bruce,
The drive shows up in INIT sometimes and sometimes not. :-(
On the plus side, super-fast, hugemongus, 80-pin SCSI drives are cheap.
Thanks!
I've noticed a couple of references to super-fast (15K?) SCSI drives.
I think that the 255 enclosure may not vent higher-heat devices like that properly. Careful, or you might fry the drive! |
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dtpoirot
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| Posted on August 29 2010 03:17 |
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Hey Brad,
Mine has a front fan, rear fan and a fan in the power supply.
The drive bay area is quite spacious and sparce.
...all that said, the limiting factor is most likely going to be if it is a narrow, wide or SCA drive and LVD vs. Single Ended... |
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