That's exactly my problem! I can't get the two initial blinks! =)

Well, the former motherboard was REALLY corroded. I had like, 7 or 8
tracks of the MIPS broken. It was really bad.

Tiago de Aviz
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert F Schaefer [mailto:rschaefe@gcfn.org] 
> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 5:02 PM
> To: Tiago de Aviz
> Cc: port-pmax@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: How to revive an old DECstation 5000/33
> 
> 
> On Sun, 16 Sep 2001, Tiago de Aviz wrote:
> 
> > Hello folks!
> > 
> > I got a DECstation 5000/33 from a friend of mine, and it's 
> been turned 
> > off for quite a while. Well, i tried to make it run, 
> reseting the BIOS 
> > and all, removed RAM, and the frontal LED doesn't even blink.
> 
> Be aware that the self-test (at least on my MAXine) takes 
> over a minute to comlete, during which you will get nothing 
> from her, either the power LED or serial console, after the 
> original two blinks.  Make sure you wait long enough!  That's 
> what fixed my `problem'.  :)
> 
> > 
> > Then, i got a "brand new" DECstation 5000/33 motherboard, but my 
> > problem still persists. My old motherboard had some rust here, some 
> > rust there, till i noticed the former motherboard was 
> ruined. This one 
> > i got here is 100% OK, it's not possible it isn't working.
> 
> I have a number of PCs running with corroded motherboards, I 
> can't see how a DEC would be less reliable.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> > Tiago de Aviz
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
>