Re: (ASCEND) Our first Max dies today!

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From: Phillip Vandry <vandry@Mlink.NET>
To: Jim Logan <jim@top.net>
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Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: (ASCEND) Our first Max dies today!


>> 1. It's well documented that the Max 4004 is overloaded CPU wise once you
>> go above 3 T1's (You say  you had 4 hooked up to yours??)
>
>Yup. I wouldn't do it again (and haven't). It was our very first Max and
>we didn't know better :-(
>
>> 2. Although I agree the Fans are the one most suspect item in any Max
Unit,
>> infact, they can take out componets in the MB when they go out, not to
>> mention wrecking havoc with the power supplies, I do assume, tho you
don't
>> mention it, that in the process you did actually replace the 4004 Fans.
>
>Thanks to the list archive, I had no trouble finding the information on
>fan replacement, and we ordered new ones. We should have them by the
>time we need to put the box with the broken fans in service.
>
>> 3. You say your solution was to use the MB in the 'new' 4048. Tho never
>> comparing the 2 MB's side by side, I can believe it can be done, but
doubt
>> anyone would take a 'NEW' 4048, voiding the warranty, and attempt such an
>> operation considering it requires moving all of the control/T1/Ethernet
>> Connections as part of the process.  Since everything from Ascend seems
to
>> be Hash Code, I can believe the 4004 and 4048 are indeed the same MB.
>
>It wasn't new, but it was a spare. The goal was to put everything back
>in service in hours, not days. I did have the fear in my mind, though,
>that if I did anything wrong (e.g. I *HOPE* the new power supply is
>compatible with the old motherboard!) I could have made a mess...
>
>Thanks for your comments.
>
>-Phil
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