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[[File:ds5000.jpg|thumb|Personal DECstation 5000/25]]
 
== Configuration ==
 
== Configuration ==
  
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== Documentation ==
 
== Documentation ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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|[[media:EK-247AA-MG-001.pdf|EK-247AA-MG-001]]||KJD11-B CPU System Maintenance
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|[[media:EK-PM30E-RB-003.pdf|EK-PM30E-RB-003]]||Personal DECstation 5000 User's Guide
 
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|[[media:EK-KDJ1B-UG-001.pdf|EK-KDJ1B-UG-001]]||KDJ11-B CPU Module User's Guide
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|[[media:EK-PM30F-MG-004.pdf|EK-PM30F-MG-004]]||Personal DECstation/DECsystem 5000 Series Maintenance Guide
 
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== Pictures ==
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<gallery>
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File:ds5000-inside.jpg|Inside the DECstation 5000
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File:ds5000-drive.jpg|RZ25-E hard drive
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File:ds5000-power.jpg|Power supply
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File:ds5000-cpu.jpg|CPU card
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File:ds5000-serial.jpg|Serial number
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File:ds5000-badge.jpg|Front badge
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File:ds5000.jpg|Front view
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File:ds5000-clock.jpg|DS1287 clock chip
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</gallery>
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== Notes ==
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The Personal DECstation 5000/25 entered my collection some time around 2005 when it came with some other machines.  It was immediately relegated to storage because of the fact that it wasn't a VAX. 
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'''2013/03:''' After reading about DEC's Ultrix operating system, and remembering this machine in storage, I decided to put it on the bench and see what is going on.  Upon powering up, I soon discover that the Dallas DS1287 clock chip has failed.  Unfortunately, it's soldered to the motherboard.  It lives just below the CPU card, and there's no clearance to install a socket, so the replacement will have to be soldered in.
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Other than the clock chip, the machine appears to be in good health.  All other self tests pass.  I am able to pass a boot string and get the hard drive to boot up.  The operating system complains of a missing (second) drive and drops to single-user mode.  From here, I was able to grab the /etc/passwd file and pass it through John the Ripper to decrypt the passwords.

Latest revision as of 18:21, 11 March 2013

Personal DECstation 5000/25

Configuration

Machine Personal DECstation 5000/25
Model PM30A-AA
Serial AB21302PPD

Documentation

EK-PM30E-RB-003 Personal DECstation 5000 User's Guide
EK-PM30F-MG-004 Personal DECstation/DECsystem 5000 Series Maintenance Guide

Pictures

Notes

The Personal DECstation 5000/25 entered my collection some time around 2005 when it came with some other machines. It was immediately relegated to storage because of the fact that it wasn't a VAX.

2013/03: After reading about DEC's Ultrix operating system, and remembering this machine in storage, I decided to put it on the bench and see what is going on. Upon powering up, I soon discover that the Dallas DS1287 clock chip has failed. Unfortunately, it's soldered to the motherboard. It lives just below the CPU card, and there's no clearance to install a socket, so the replacement will have to be soldered in.

Other than the clock chip, the machine appears to be in good health. All other self tests pass. I am able to pass a boot string and get the hard drive to boot up. The operating system complains of a missing (second) drive and drops to single-user mode. From here, I was able to grab the /etc/passwd file and pass it through John the Ripper to decrypt the passwords.