how can i identify my old alpha-system ?

From: Otto Adam (otto.adam@aon.at)
Date: Wed Dec 13 2000 - 13:38:19 PST

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Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 22:38:19 +0100
From: Otto Adam <otto.adam@aon.at>
Subject: how can i identify my old alpha-system ?

    Hi there !
    I am totaly new in linux and in alpha, so excuse me, if i ask "stupid
    things"...

    I bought an old alpha-box at an online-auktion, but i think the man who
    sold it did not know, what he had there -
    i think he took it out of the waste...

    So i have no documentation, which machine i have here, is there anybody
    who can help me identify my machine
    i give You all the facts i could get out of the box:

    Processor ID: 21064
    Processor Revision: 3
    System Revision: 0x1
    Processor speed: 166.66Mhz
    Physical Memory: 80MB

    Firmware: Version 4.58 990105.0918

    Harddisc (SCSI) DEC RZ28B (C) DEC0006 (~2GB)
    CD-ROM: TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5701TA0557

    Compaq Graphic-card (S3-Chip: 86C385)

    the name of the motherboard is not sure - maybe it's a EB66+ (some
    people at an austrian alpha dealer said so...)

    so, i'm searching for someone who can give me more information, what box

    i have here and if i need a
    new firmware and where i can get it, and, when i have it - how to
    install it.

    My current problem is, how to install a new (IDE) harddisk (maxtor 30GB)

    in my system...
    I have SuSE LiNUX 6.4 running now, but when i install the harddisk, the
    computer stops
    the bootsequence after:

    "ide: Assuming 40Mhz sy<stem bus speed for PI0 modes; override with
    idebus=xx
    hda: Maxtor 33073H4, ATA DISK drive
    hda: IRQ probe failed (0)
    hda: IRQ probe failed (0)
    hda: IRQ probe failed (0)"

    after that output, the system stops, and only reacts on the power-switch

    :(

    ok enough for today (and - excuse my terrible english)

    greetings
    otto adam

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