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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">To follow up on this...</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I was able to get the Ultra 2 less sick, using a memory configuration that was explicitly not supported in the manual. I was able to install Solaris 7 and upgrade the firmware to the latest version. Since then, I've added a lot more ram (1280mb now) and it has been running fine. I don't know if the firmware did anything, or it was just enough cycles of removing and reinstall pieces that did it. I was also able to put a new battery in the NVRAM. So I'm up and running with a single 400mhz/2mb, creator3D, gigabit, 73gb disk, and the 1280mb ram. It seems to just work nowadays.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I also took a chance on dual 400mhz/4mb CPUs. And the simple answer is that they don't fit. Not what I had expected - the 4mb CPUs have a heatsink on the back that interferes with the shrouding on the Ultra 2.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Anyone want to trade dual 400mhz/4mb cache CPUs for a single 400mhz/2mb? <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Still looking for a horizontal Elite3d or Creator3D Series 3 as well...</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">mike<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 08:45:20 PM CST, Ethan Hawke <ehawk@ember.systems> wrote:
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<p>400Mhz/2mb are the fastest listed supported, no idea if the
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<p>Do you have a capture of the actual POST error messages?</p>
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<div dir="ltr">I reseated the ram and
swapped known good memory from my Ultra 1 without success.
Pulled the Creator card. Reseated the CPU as well. I may buy
another CPU as they are relatively cheap and I'd like to go
dual as well... What is the top spec CPU for this machine?
400mhz/2mb is listed in the manual (and is what I have), but I
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<div> On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 08:29:38 PM CST, Ethan
Hawke via rescue <a shape="rect" href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org" class="ydp20d57cyiv5867485987moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><rescue@sunhelp.org></a> wrote: </div>
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<p>Ultra 2's are generally very reliable, I recommend
reseating the CPUs and memory if you haven't already.</p>
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<div dir="ltr">I finally had a chance to dig into
the Ultra 2... and this is my first miss complete
miss in getting back into retro computers. "Red
State Exceptions" and other memory errors lead me
to believe that this machine is irrecoverably
sick. So I'm looking for another Ultra 2 machine.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">The rest of my list:</div>
<div dir="ltr">SS1000(E)<br clear="none">
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Elite3d M3/M6<br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr">Dec 5000</div>
<div dir="ltr">Indy/Indigo2</div>
<div dir="ltr">Alpha, RS6k</div>
<div dir="ltr">HP 712/100mhz (complete system or
logic board alone)</div>
<div dir="ltr">Other weird stuff<br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr">Still in St Louis<br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr">thanks</div>
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