Clearly any 9730 isn't going to be "new"... But this unit passes the POST, makes no "unhappy belt" noises, and seems to be in decent shape (especially now that I removed most of a tape from the internal spool of DRV-1 and repositioned its leader).
However, many FSCs are stored - in fact there are 20.
I'd LOVE to be able to decode these FSCs myself. I'm sure there's a document floating around somewhere that explains what they mean, but I've been unable to find such a resource. In reading other posts, I've seen references to a "microcode disk" - I don't have one of these available to me, but if this is the StorageTek Rosetta Stone, I'd be delighted to get one.
I'm NOT expecting a detailed explaination for each FSC, but if there are any "Hey! That one's gonna be expensive!", I'd appreciate the heads up.
Anyway, I'll be testing this unit soon, prior to putting it into production and I'd like to know a little about its history.
Here are the codes that were stored in the sequence they were stored.
3304 None 781
3104 None 110
309D Reach 2
309D None 760
3106 None 74
309D Theta 1
3103 None 1
309D Z 1
309D Z 1
30B0 Reach
3216 Drv-2 9
3214 Drv-2 9
3216 Drv-0 11
3214 Drv-0 9
332A None 153
3216 Drv-1 1
3215 Drv-1 1
3205 Drv-2 9
3205 Drv-0 21
3288 None 1
From looking at the codes, the 32xx codes seem to have to do with the drives, and the 309D codes seel to have to do with the robot arm. No idea what the 31xx or the 33xx codes mean, nor do I have any idea about the third element in each code.
However, many FSCs are stored - in fact there are 20.
I'd LOVE to be able to decode these FSCs myself. I'm sure there's a document floating around somewhere that explains what they mean, but I've been unable to find such a resource. In reading other posts, I've seen references to a "microcode disk" - I don't have one of these available to me, but if this is the StorageTek Rosetta Stone, I'd be delighted to get one.
I'm NOT expecting a detailed explaination for each FSC, but if there are any "Hey! That one's gonna be expensive!", I'd appreciate the heads up.
Anyway, I'll be testing this unit soon, prior to putting it into production and I'd like to know a little about its history.
Here are the codes that were stored in the sequence they were stored.
3304 None 781
3104 None 110
309D Reach 2
309D None 760
3106 None 74
309D Theta 1
3103 None 1
309D Z 1
309D Z 1
30B0 Reach
3216 Drv-2 9
3214 Drv-2 9
3216 Drv-0 11
3214 Drv-0 9
332A None 153
3216 Drv-1 1
3215 Drv-1 1
3205 Drv-2 9
3205 Drv-0 21
3288 None 1
From looking at the codes, the 32xx codes seem to have to do with the drives, and the 309D codes seel to have to do with the robot arm. No idea what the 31xx or the 33xx codes mean, nor do I have any idea about the third element in each code.