[SunRescue] Q: regarding Axil 220/245 systems...

[Ken Hansen]

MrBill,
    This might be good info to store at SunHelp.org, maybe a clone HW
section? I don't know of any source of information on these old Axil
systems...

Ken

James,
    Wow - that is a lot of info, thanks!

    I think I am leaning towards a PC power supply for this (low cost,
relative
value of system, etc.) - I dont think I'll try and cram it into a SS1 case
though
(I don't have any, and I'd feel bad throwing out the innards ;^).

    I need to make a few corrections:

    The Axil 245 is an 85 Mhz system, not 110 (what *was* I thinking?).

    I do not think you can stuff 64 Meg SIMMs into this box, just 4, 8, 16 and

    32 Meg Parity SIMMs.

Thanks again for the info, I'll have to give that a try - I don't know what
I'll
house the board in though - I would love to find a cheap Axil case, but that
seems rather unlikely...

Ken
n2vip at bellatlantic.net

James Lockwood wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Ken Hansen wrote:
>
> > The Axil 220 motherboard has only 3 connectors that go off the board to
> > neccessary (?) connections - SCSI, Floppy, and power. What I want to
> > know is what can I do with this old motherboard?
> >
> >     - Does anyone have a dead Axil 220/245 system with good case/PS?
> >
> >     - Does anyone know the specs for a replacement PS?
>
> I've build several of these boards into Sparc 1 chassis.  This has
> required a bit of modification but they do fit, and the SS1 p/s will work
> with repinning.  A PC p/s will also work and may be easier to get up and
> running.
>
> Here are the pinouts, note that the power connector is identical to a
> SS1/etc powersupply but the pinouts are unique (these are all for the 245
> but should be the same for the 220).  The p/s connector is a "12-pin
> mini-fit Jr. (I think that's right)" connector, available from Digi-Key or
> similar sources for under a dollar.