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From: bill@server2.cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)
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Subject: Re: HSJ-50
Date: 2 May 2011 17:17:23 GMT
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In article <ipmjsm$3va$2@iltempo.update.uu.se>,
	Johnny Billquist <bqt@softjar.se> writes:
> On 2011-05-02 06:34, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> Is there any way to test an HSJ-50 without having a complete system and
>> disk array hooked up to it?  I am getting ready to start putting stuff
>> on eBay and would like to know it works before I advertise it.  It
>> worked when removed from service, but that was several years ago and
>> I certainly don't want to sell something that is going to be DOA.
> 
> Don't they have a console port, just like the HSJ-40? Connect a 
> terminal, and power the thing up?

Yes, but I didn't know how extensive/effective the console interface
was.   I used it to configure things but I neverhad a problem so I
never had to try and troubleshoot from it.

bill

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