[rescue] Re: How to find the failed chip(s) on a VME 1102 board?

[Michael Thompson]

>Hi everybody... I powered up my 3/280 this morning for the first time in
about
>a year and popped it into diag mode to make sure the hardware was as happy as
>it was the last time I ran it. Alas, it appears I have one or more failed
>chips on one of the 1102 memory boards:
>
>Memory Test (Testing 0x00000020 MBytes)  Testing Meg #00000004
> Err 18: CE on Memory Brd 00000000, Bd Addr = 0x0040000F, Syn bits =
>00000052.
>
>(As an aside, it's a little annoying that the test refuses to continue
when it
>encounters a *correctable* error. It would be nice to know what other chips
>might be failed, too...)
>
>Can anyone point me to a reference on how to convert the failed address
into a
>part designator so I can replace the right chip? I've made a guess but I
don't
>really want to whip out the soldering iron unless I'm sure I'm spending my
>time on the right chip.
>
>Alternately, does anyone have an 1102 (or larger capacity ;) memory board
>they'd be willing to part with? A trade would be easier and less error prone
>than replacing the chip, methinks.
>
>As always, thanks in advance...
>--Adam

I have 18 of them on the shelf. What do you have to trade for?

Michael Thompson
m_thompson at NOSPAMids.net