Whitebox - whitebox 1
A whitebox (ie generic i686 computer), unknown make and model.
box: midi tower, white, with a small square place for a label (missing). cpu: AMD Duron(tm) Processor (1194.68-MHz 686-class CPU) memory: 2 DIMM slots, 1 x 256 MB + 1 x 512MB (total: 768 MB) old: 2 x 256 MB ( a total of 512 MB) disk: 160 GB - ad0: 152627MB <WDC WD1600AVJB-63J5A0 01.03E01> at ata0-master UDMA33 (old) 120 GB - ad0: 114473MB <Seagate ST3120026A 8.54> at ata0-master UDMA100 optical drives: acd0: CDROM <ATAPI-CD ROM-DRIVE-56MAX/Ver 56DD> at ata0-slave UDMA66 (lower drive) acd1: CDRW <ASUS CRW-4012A/1.0> at ata1-master UDMA33 (upper drive)
video: vgapci0@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x030000 card=0x63001039 chip=0x63001039 rev=0x31 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS)' device = 'SiS630/730 GUI Accelerator+3D' class = display subclass = VGA
sound: snd_t4dwave pcm0: <SiS 7018> port 0xd800-0xd8ff mem 0xcfffe000-0xcfffefff irq 11 at device 1.4 on pci0 pcm0: <VIA Technologies VIA1612A AC97 Codec> pcm0@pci0:0:1:4: class=0x040100 card=0x70181039 chip=0x70181039 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS)' device = 'SiS7018 PCI Audio Accelerator' class = multimedia subclass = audio
network - wired: sis0: <SiS 900 10/100BaseTX> port 0xd400-0xd4ff mem 0xcfff7000-0xcfff7fff irq 3 at device 1.1 on pci0 miibus0: <MII bus> on sis0 ukphy0: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> PHY 0 on miibus0 ukphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
usb: usb 1.1, 3 ports boot: cdrom - boots only from acd0 bios:
More info: FreeBSD, xxx on this machine.
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History
2018-05-31: psu - I installed the new PSU today. It is non-modular and has a good selection of cables and connector, but it was quite easy to do cable management inside the case. It helps that the motherboard sits on a try that can slide out (held in place with three screws) - makes it easy to connect the 20-pin connector.
2018-05-30: psu - I bought a Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite 400W at Power Klingenberg today, for NOK 463.-. The price at Elkjøp was lower (NOK 350.-) but local shops had no stock.
2018-05-30: TestFDC - I ran TestFC with a 3.5 inch NEC FD1231 floppy drive connected as A: results below:
tingo@kg-t2$ more fdc_white1.txt Report on FDC capabilities, issued 15/08/2002 0:04:47: Single-Density at 250 kbps ............................ Failed Single-Density at 300 kbps ............................ Not tested Single-Density at 500 kbps ............................ Failed Double-Density at 250 kbps ............................ Passed Double-Density at 300 kbps ............................ Not tested Double-Density at 500 kbps ............................ Passed Double-Density at 250 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Failed Double-Density at 300 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Not tested Double-Density at 500 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Failed
ok
2018-05-30: floppy controller - for some reason, the machine refuses to boot from a floppy. Tested with two different floppy drives, and two cables. ok, both floppy drives were bad (the cables was ok). I found another floppy drive (NEC FD1231) and it worked ok. The bad floppy drives are:
Panasonic JU-257A654P Sony MPF920-E
I wonder if I should attempt to repair them.
2018-05-30: psu - even if the PSU tester says the PSU is good, it is not. I tested with a different PSU, and the motherboard powers up.
2018-05-30: box - the case supports ATX sized motherboards
2018-05-30: the original PSU is an ATX original standard PSU (20-pin connector, model JJ-300PPBA, 300W
2018-02-07: tested, PSU ok, mainboard bad.
2018-02-07: after a power outage during the night, the machine refused to power on.
2016-10-05: an unscheduled power outage this evening required a power on of the machine after power was restored.
2016-08-29: I opened up the machine and cleaned it, and replaced the BIOS backup battery (which was flat), and now it seems to be ok again:
[tingo@localhost ~]$ ping web PING kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=93.5 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.37 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=8.08 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=4.25 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=4.77 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=1.38 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=5.47 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=0.947 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=9.98 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=1.41 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=5.13 ms ^C --- kg-web.kg4.no ping statistics --- 11 packets transmitted, 11 received, 0% packet loss, time 10013ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.947/12.397/93.538/25.810 ms
very nice.
2016-08-28: Unfortunately, it looks like the network hardware is damaged:
[tingo@localhost ~]$ ping web PING kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=10.0 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=3.06 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=1.43 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=20 ttl=64 time=4.28 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=21 ttl=64 time=3.09 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=26 ttl=64 time=11.9 ms 64 bytes from kg-web.kg4.no (10.1.10.3): icmp_seq=30 ttl=64 time=1.26 ms ^C --- kg-web.kg4.no ping statistics --- 31 packets transmitted, 7 received, 77% packet loss, time 30007ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.263/5.024/11.963/3.942 ms
maybe I should move it to a virtual server now.
2016-08-26:after a scheduled power outage (power company scheduled maintenance), I connected a ps/2 keyboard, powered on the machine and pressed F2 to boot it.
2016-01-29: due to a self inflicted powerout while fixing cable mess, I had to connect a ps/2 keyboard and press F2 to get the machine to boot.
2014-07-12: after a power outage while I was away, I had to connect up a ps/2 keyboard and press F2 to get the machine to boot.
2013-12-14: a local power problem (circuit breaker tripped) caused the need to hook up a ps/2 keyboard and press F2 to get the machine to boot.
2013-05-31: after yesterday's power outage (maintenance, announced by the power company), the machine stopped with two beeps again. Yes, it is still the "low BIOS battery"problem, with a "press F1 to enter setup, press F2 to continue" message. I really should replace the BIOS battery soon.
2013-02-07: after a power outage today (local poblem that tripped the circuit breaker), the machine emitted two beeps and the boot stopped. After connecting a display (a 7 inch LCD with VGA is handy)I found the problem: "low BIOS battery" followed by "press F1 to enter setup, press F2 to continue". I should probably replace the BIOS battery soon.
2011-05-24: I replaced one of the DIMMs with a 512MB one (PC133). New memory size 768 MB.
2011-05-24: I bought a new hard drive (NOK 425.-) for the machine, and replaced the failing one. Old hard drive: Seagate ST3120026A (120 GB), new hard drive: WDC WD1600AVJB (160GB).
2011-05-23: the hard drive errors increased at an alarming rate, so I turned off the machine for now.
2009-03-31:
2009-03-12: I got this machine from a friend.