Pegasos on the way - yay!

[KennyR]

Mine don't have a blue connector, but they do have a tag saying telling you what IDE socket to plug it into - master, slave or controller. The controller tag is blue.

[KennyR]

I'm not at home but I'm fairly sure it didn't have a blue connector.
Could this stop the whole thing from powering up?

Nope. The Peg should power up whether it has HDs in it or not.

[Wilse]

KennyR wrote:

I'm not at home but I'm fairly sure it didn't have a blue connector.
Could this stop the whole thing from powering up?

Nope. The Peg should power up whether it has HDs in it or not.

That's worrying.
Is there a quick way to check if the board or case is dead?
Or will I have to lug the thing back to the shop?

[KennyR]

The only way I know to see if the board has power is to plug in a network cable or a USB device such as a keyboard or mouse. As for the tower - sorry, I don't know how to test a ATX tower, except maybe with a voltmeter or such.

[Wilse]

@KennyR:

I have a USB smartcard reader & USB digicam (although i've misplaced the camera :roll:). Would they do?

I was also thinking of stripping down the PC and swapping the cases round.

[KennyR]

They should show that they're being supplied power, I think. Lit LEDs, beeps, etc. Then again, maybe they would need an init message to power up from the USB stack in the host OS, so I'm not sure. If your PC is ATX try turning it off at the front (but not at the back) and connecting the devices to see what they do when supplied with power.

[DaveP]

Tried it on my ATX PC and it does not light up unless the power goes through the mainboard properly.

( on at back, off at front ) - no light
( on at back, on at front ) - light
( off at back, off at front ) - guess  :-P
( off at back, on at front ) - oh please!

[KennyR]

Yeah, I just tried it too with my Pegasos (after raking around in a very small cupboard for half an hour to find a USB digital camera - ouch!). Power isn't supplied to the camera until poseidon is run on the Pegasos. Bugger.

[Wilse]

Well it's definitely not the case. I've just spent the last couple of hours dismantling it and the PC. I tried putting the PC mobo inside the ATX case. I connected the large white power plug and the little "Power SW" connecter. Switched on and the CPU fan on the PC spun up. I've now reinstated the PC in it's original case.( which isn't quite ATX?) Now the PC Modem won't work, much to the annoyance of my girlfriend.
I'm typing this via 28k Modem on my A1200.

I'm beginning to think it might be the Pegasos mobo which is goosed.

[DaveP]

Vorsprung Dork Technik  :-?

[Warface]

I'm beginning to think it might be the Pegasos mobo which is goosed.

If that is the case then contact Genesi and they will exchange it for you. However, let that be the last option. I know it's unprobable, but it can be that you simply overlook something.

The best option would be if there were a Pegasos user nearby, meeting him and trying out the mobo by replacing his mobo with yours. That'd give an exact YES/NO concerning whether it's a working or a damaged one.

[Wilse]

Hi Warface,

contact Genesi and they will exchange it for you. However, let that be the last option. I know it's unprobable, but it can be that you simply overlook something.

I've emailed them, asking if there is any way I can test the board. Last night I connected up only the board, cpu & graphics card. Something I hadn't noticed before was that the fan on the graphics card *does* spin up. It's so quiet compared to the PC and facing downwards, that I hadn't noticed it.
The output to the monitor is still blank though. (light grey/white screen)

The best option would be if there were a Pegasos user nearby, meeting him and trying out the mobo by replacing his mobo with yours. That'd give an exact YES/NO concerning whether it's a working or a damaged one.

Unfortunately I don't drive, so getting about is bit awkward.
OTOH, Kenny doesn't live too far from me. Hmm...you've got me thinking now.
Kenny, if you're reading this, perhaps I could jump on a train to Wishaw on Saturday, if you're free?
 :-P

[KennyR]

I've emailed them, asking if there is any way I can test the board. Last night I connected up only the board, cpu & graphics card. Something I hadn't noticed before was that the fan on the graphics card *does* spin up. It's so quiet compared to the PC and facing downwards, that I hadn't noticed it.
The output to the monitor is still blank though. (light grey/white screen)

It sounds as if your DIMMs aren't being detected. If you got some nullmodem serial output you would be able to tell for sure.

[Wilse]

@Kenny:

It sounds as if your DIMMs aren't being detected. If you got some nullmodem serial output you would be able to tell for sure.

I'll see if I can bag me a cable on the way home.
Is the debug programme on aminet?

[KennyR]

Use any term program. AmTerm on Aminet will do the trick.

[Wilse]

KennyR wrote:
Use any term program. AmTerm on Aminet will do the trick.

I'll download it tonight, cheers.
What was the spec. of that null modem cable again?
9-pin serial to something or other?  :-?  :-P