[30460] in Hotline Meeting
SGI repairs.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Scott Dunham)
Thu Oct 19 17:41:27 1995
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 95 17:50:40
From: sad@MIT.EDU (Scott Dunham)
To: Hotline@MIT.EDU
Cc: dcns-cLuster@MIT.EDU
Date call was opened:10/13/95
Problem reported: video board errors after running diags.
Serial number and location of CPU: 0800690891CA,w20-575.
Action taken: well after replacing both X and Z video board as well as the
motherbord the problem still persisted so I had SGI send us every module except
for the hard drive. Installed all new modules.
Part number:400-0060-001.
Notes: Hard drive directory appeared to be corrupted due to all this module
swapping so I reformatted hd, software needs to be reloaded.
PC Service log number:R5604.
Date call was opened:10/16/95
Problem reported: Audio port not working.
Serial number and location of CPU: 08006908966E,w20-575.
Action taken: Replaced mother board.
Part number:030-8123-014.
Notes:
PC Service log number:R5605.
I found to a student up in the cluster today who was frustrated with his SGI
mouse ( he was beating it on the desk) and went over to investigate. The mouse
had no horizontal movement so I ran down to the shop and replaced it before he
completely destroyed the ADB bus as well as the mouse.
Date call was opened:10/19/95
Serial number and location of CPU: 080069089735.
Problem reported: irate student hitting mouse on desk top.
Action Taken: Beat the student? NO, not allowed, I just replaced the mouse.
Part number:??
PC Service log number:R5606
