Cyberstorm PPC

[mboehmer_e3b]

There's a small "testdisk" for the PPC available from a guy on a1k.org/forum inside the hardware section.
Please mail him, as I don't know if it is meant for public distribution, but it helped me a lot to quickly check the PPC (in my case after a repair).
This disk needs a PAL monitor connected, or a ScanDoubler for you to see the output.

For deeper tests I recommend running the RC5 client for some time, to keep the PPC busy - this heats up the beast, and you can check if everythings stays stable.
This test needs WarpOS or PowerUp, or a running installation of Amiga OS4 Classic.

Michael

[mboehmer_e3b]

Thanks for replying. I don't have Amiga OS4 or WarpOS. Just a an OS 3.1 installation.

The test disk should have all you need on it.
At least for me it works even without any HDD in the system.

Just start the first test, wait for a (hopefully appearing) OK, and the next one. I get a requester telling me to shutdown some processes, then the second tests starts and finishes OK.

The fan on the PPC definitely needs changing so I shouldn't be running it for too long without replacing the fan first.  

You shouldn't run your CSPPC with a broken fan at all.
Huge amounts of heat will be "dumped" via the balls into the PCB material, heating up the FR4. This can damage the structure of the PCB in the extreme, and can lead to breaking wires.

Michael