Re: (ASCEND) max4000 problem

["asnet" <ascendlist@asnet.co.nz>]

There is an issue with power supplies on the MAX4000 series.  Older type
boxes should not be used with S56 cards, as the current draw of the S56
cards eventually kills the power supply.  The new style MAX4000 have power
supply rated at twice the current draw of the older style.  What you're
seeing is the power supply is on it's last legs, as the 5V rail (powering
the cards) has more than likely dropped below tolerance...

Answer:     RMA the box.

We've seen this happen on several occasions...  typically when we doo a card
upgrade from V.34 to S56 cards.  Ascend in this siide of the world are very
aware of this.

-----Original Message-----
From: System Administrator <admin@intergrafix.net>
To: ascend-users@bungi.com <ascend-users@bungi.com>
Date: Saturday, 20 March 1999 02:52
Subject: (ASCEND) max4000 problem


>
>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??
>
>Thanx,
>
>-Cygnus
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