Re: (ASCEND) max4000 problem

[Berend De Schouwer <bds@ucs.co.za>]

On 19 Mar, System Administrator wrote:
> 
> I just cant get a box without having a problem :-)
> 
> This max4000 I just got it has 6 56k 8-port modem cards.
> 
> So i plug in the serial cable, power cable, and the 4 lights come on and
> it just sits there..nothing in hyperterminal, no menu, no garbage, no
> nothing..lights refused to go off (WTF)
> 
> so i pulled all 6 modem cards out, turned it back on, booted fine..there
> was no config, was code 5.0ap20 i believe. So I put one modem card back in
> (first slot) rebooted it..boots fine. put a 2nd in, rebooted it, gets to
> the self-test, pauses about 5 seconds, then the load starts expanding
> again and restarts, self-test, and an endless repeat. (again WTF)
> 
> so i thought, ok, the 2nd modem card is bad? tried another..same problem.
> bad slot? tried 2nd card in another slot..same problem
> tried all the slots, same problem. took the first modem card that works
> out of modem slot 1 and put the 2nd modem card in there alone..boots fine.
> ok, so 2 good modem cards. put it in modem slot 2 alone, boots fine. put
> it in modem slot 4 alone, boots fine. so, 2 good modem cards (at least),
> 2 good slots. but it wont boot more than 1 card at a time.
> so i put code 7.0.1 on it..no help..same problems.
> 
> has anyone seen this before??

I have, in a max40xx, with 2x16 port cards.  Seemed that there was
a power surge of some sort.  Had to get the max replaced.  (sent to
Ascend, France, under warranty)

> Thanx,
> 
> -Cygnus
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