[rescue] OT: Stuffed Proliant?

[Mike Nicewonger]

On Sat, 01 Dec 2001, you wrote:
> Hey rescuers,
> 
> Got me a $50 PPro Compaq Proliant 800 that I'm gonna run Solaris x86 on, 
> but I have a problem; the system doesn't finish it's POST, it halts on 
> "1702-SCSI cable error detected".  I remember this happening on similar age 
> proliants before, but it's been years since I've dealt with them and I have 
> lost all clue.  Things tried so far:
> 1. Remove all PCI cards except video.
> 2. Remove internal SCSI cable leaving nothing connected to the SCSI bus.
> 3. Attach short cable with known good terminator only.
> 4. Attach known good drive with termination set on drive.
> all produce the same 1702 error.  I can't even get it to the "boot system 
> configuration and disable onboard SCSI" stage.  I can't think of anything 
> else to try and am beginning to wonder if the SCSI chipset on the PCI/ISA 
> riser is stuffed.
> 
I have one of those machines. If fact it is this very machine I am working at.
Make sure the SCSI daugter board is seated and that the riser board is also
seated. It is a PITA on this machiine.

BTW, the Pentium II 333 MHz upgrades will not work in the Porliant 800.

Mike N