[frgeek-michiana] Re: Netvista 2800 again..

> I got those too, but they don't really say anything about the boot
> errors. There is another service hardware reference manual available -
> but only on paper. Don't have the link now, but I guess it was also
> referenced in the "normal" manual we have.

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53579 I
wasn't able to find a price or any other info other than the publication
number: SY44-0073-01
>
> > You don't by chance know which voltage is on which pin on the hard
> > drive
> > connector on the mother board?
>
> Not tested myself, but there's another little site about these
> machines. They try to install OS/2 : http://os4you.de/127.html
> They tried a lot of OS's yet: http://os4you.de/127.html

Looks like a good site, I only wish my German was as good as your English.

> Need room for 2 NICs (LAN, Internet, DMZ).. so I need to put the drive
> somewhere close to the RAM-sockets. There already is some kind of a
> bracket there - at least, it look like as there was on available. Look
> at http://os4you.de/uploads/pics/img_tc005_640x480_01.png - near the
> right side of the RAM-slots is a (missing words in english - sorry.. )
> I mean the hole for a screw.. no idea how to express this in english,
> sorry.. :)
Threaded hole, but screw hole is fine too.
> I think I read it somewhere that there were brackets available from
> IBM. But.. well.. have enough old hardware to cut here.. ^^

The brackets from IBM block one of the PCI slots and mount on the 2 screw
holes you noted in the picture.  You may be able to get a thin NIC under it
though.  I hear that the brackets are also very hard to find.  I think you
should be able to mount a thin 2.5" drive off the front panel between the
power supply fan and the CPU and clearing the CF slot.  The units we have
did not have a cpu fan so I was concerned about airflow.

I'm glad you have written to the list, it gives me a chance to look a little
more at the 2800s and you have provided me with some information I didn't
have before.  Check out our website if you get a chance.
http://www.freegeekmichiana.org  It discribes a bit of what we do.

Have a good day,

Mike




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