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Georg Schwarz (schwarz@physik.tu-berlin.de) wrote:
: I've got an IBM PS/2 Model 80, which, when switched on, immediately
: displays 215 on the screen and then does not do anything (does not beep,
: access floppy or hard disk). This state does not change when I step by
: step pull out all cards (such as network, hard disk, or memory expansion).
: What does error 215 mean? It's not in my list.
: Any suggestions short of throwing away that machine?

My list states error code 215 = "Base 64K on daughter card
2 card failed" (exact quote, no typo)

Regards,
Dennis M. Maurer

schwarz@physik.tu-berlin.de (Georg Schwarz) wrote:

>I've got an IBM PS/2 Model 80, which, when switched on, immediately
>displays 215 on the screen and then does not do anything (does not beep,
>access floppy or hard disk). This state does not change when I step by
>step pull out all cards (such as network, hard disk, or memory expansion).
>What does error 215 mean? It's not in my list.
>Any suggestions short of throwing away that machine?
>-- 
>Georg Schwarz (schwarz@physik.tu-berlin.de, kuroi@cs.tu-berlin.de, PGP 2.6ui)
>Institut f�r Theoretische Physik  +49 30 314-24254   FAX -21130  IRC kuroi
>Technische Universit�t Berlin            http://home.pages.de/~schwarz/
Error 215 as written in Scott Mullers Upgradeing and repairing
pc's is base 64k on daughter sip (simm2 ) has failed
pull you simms and replacethem with the correct PS/2 memory and you
should be able to get up and running agiain.

	j
	jmetz@microfone.net

jmetz@microfone.net (jmetz) writes:

>Error 215 as written in Scott Mullers Upgradeing and repairing
>pc's is base 64k on daughter sip (simm2 ) has failed
>pull you simms and replacethem with the correct PS/2 memory and you
>should be able to get up and running agiain.

Unfortunately it's a bit more complicated than that in my case.
It turned out that in the upper one of the two SIMM slots two of the pins
are broken. The SIMMs themselbes seem OK and work fine in another PS/2
Model 80 (can they be used in any other computer? IBM PS/2 Models 50, 55
and 70 do not seem to use them...).
So unless I get involved into delicate soldering stuff, I think I have to
throw away that machine. I already swapped its ethernet card into an old
Model 50 (286) standing around, so that one at least can be used as a
terminal by some student, using the Model 80's monitor, mouse and
keyboard.

BTW, the Model 80 contained a monster of hard disk. It does not fit into
any other PS/2 machine, as it looks (they're desktop ones). However, I
should be able to use it as a second hard disk in another PS/2 Model 80.
The electrical connectors are all there, but how do I physically fit in
two of those mosters? Actually, the space should be sufficient, and there
seem to be facillities for a second such drive, but since I have to slide
them in from the middle I cannot figure out how I can slide in a second
one once the first is in position.
-- 
Georg Schwarz (schwarz@physik.tu-berlin.de, kuroi@cs.tu-berlin.de, PGP 2.6ui)
Institut f�r Theoretische Physik  +49 30 314-24254   FAX -21130  IRC kuroi
Technische Universit�t Berlin            http://home.pages.de/~schwarz/

schwarz@physik.tu-berlin.de (Georg Schwarz) wrote:

>jmetz@microfone.net (jmetz) writes:

>>Error 215 as written in Scott Mullers Upgradeing and repairing
>>pc's is base 64k on daughter sip (simm2 ) has failed
>>pull you simms and replacethem with the correct PS/2 memory and you
>>should be able to get up and running agiain.

>Unfortunately it's a bit more complicated than that in my case.
>It turned out that in the upper one of the two SIMM slots two of the pins
>are broken. The SIMMs themselbes seem OK and work fine in another PS/2
>Model 80 (can they be used in any other computer? IBM PS/2 Models 50, 55
>and 70 do not seem to use them...).
>So unless I get involved into delicate soldering stuff, I think I have to
>throw away that machine. I already swapped its ethernet card into an old
>Model 50 (286) standing around, so that one at least can be used as a
>terminal by some student, using the Model 80's monitor, mouse and
>keyboard.

>BTW, the Model 80 contained a monster of hard disk. It does not fit into
>any other PS/2 machine, as it looks (they're desktop ones). However, I
>should be able to use it as a second hard disk in another PS/2 Model 80.
>The electrical connectors are all there, but how do I physically fit in
>two of those mosters? Actually, the space should be sufficient, and there
>seem to be facillities for a second such drive, but since I have to slide
>them in from the middle I cannot figure out how I can slide in a second
>one once the first is in position.
>-- 
>Georg Schwarz (schwarz@physik.tu-berlin.de, kuroi@cs.tu-berlin.de, PGP 2.6ui)
>Institut f�r Theoretische Physik  +49 30 314-24254   FAX -21130  IRC kuroi
>Technische Universit�t Berlin            http://home.pages.de/~schwarz/


Well there are inexpensive replacements available you could try 
www.computerecycler.com
www.hi-tech.com 
search for IBM replacement parts and also try
www.reply.com

There are many who can sell you the exacet board cheeply or 
an upgraded board for that computer.
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I have several models of these motherboards for sale. For those of you

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I hope this is useful to you
	j

jmetz@microfone.net (jmetz) writes:

>Well there are inexpensive replacements available you could try 
>www.computerecycler.com
>www.hi-tech.com 
>search for IBM replacement parts and also try
>www.reply.com

>There are many who can sell you the exacet board cheeply or 
>an upgraded board for that computer.

well, thanks for the tip, but it's really not worth sinking any money into
that machine. It's a 10 year old 20 MHz 386 with memory, hard disk and
expansion card technology incompatible to what you get today. We really
have better computers standing around; so noone really depends on that
machine anyway.
I fitted the ethernet card, keyboard and monitor to an obsolte Model 50
(286, 1 MB RAM; but hey, since NCSA Telnet for DOS is all it runs who
needs more for that), put the RAM extension card into a Model 70 (which
we'll try to get running with OS/2) and the monster 70 MB harddisk into
another Model 80 (after figuring out how easily you can remove the front
panel :-)).
The rest will probably be scapped. Maybe someone can still make use of a
20 MHz Intel 386 and Coprocessor... :-)
-- 
Georg Schwarz (schwarz@physik.tu-berlin.de, kuroi@cs.tu-berlin.de, PGP 2.6ui)
Institut f�r Theoretische Physik  +49 30 314-24254   FAX -21130  IRC kuroi
Technische Universit�t Berlin            http://home.pages.de/~schwarz/