New octane does nothing

[LarBob]

Seems we have run out of options, but is it the XBO or the MB?

Shame, you don't live close old chap, I have plenty of stuff to test.

It's a shame. Maybe I should just get a board like this one and try it like vishnu suggested?

[uunix]

Seems we have run out of options, but is it the XBO or the MB?

Shame, you don't live close old chap, I have plenty of stuff to test.

It's a shame. Maybe I should just get a board like this one and try it like vishnu suggested?

Doesn't state its worked or working?

As a thought, have you cleaned the XIO connectors?

How much money have you spent so far?

[LarBob]

Seems we have run out of options, but is it the XBO or the MB?

Shame, you don't live close old chap, I have plenty of stuff to test.

It's a shame. Maybe I should just get a board like this one and try it like vishnu suggested?

Doesn't state its worked or working?

As a thought, have you cleaned the XIO connectors?

How much money have you spent so far?

Over 400 dollars so far...

edit: Okay, so I took it apart again and cleaned all of the connectors to no avail. Should I just try a new board or what? I'm kind of at a loss

[Raion-Fox]

I have a 1.3 XBOW I can sell for cheap, as I said. But I think you may have a bad MB here. Or bad RAM . I dunno.

[LarBob]

I have a 1.3 XBOW I can sell for cheap, as I said. But I think you may have a bad MB here. Or bad RAM . I dunno.

Thank you. I tried a different set of RAM. I think it might be a bad mainboard, it seems like the most likely thing to me (but I have no experience with these machines so I don't know). It would be kind of crappy to pay $75 for a mainboard on ebay and it not work...
I don't know what would be wrong with the xbow/frontplane, I would think it would be the mainboard. Would it be wise to try that first?

[Raion-Fox]

Yes, try that first.

[uunix]

What Colour are the skins on your Octane, Green or Blue?
[Edit] I think it's green by the looks in the video.

You sort of want to be careful about how much money this absorbs from you.

Since you have come this far though, you may as well go for a MB.

[LarBob]

What Colour are the skins on your Octane, Green or Blue?
[Edit] I think it's green by the looks in the video.

You sort of want to be careful about how much money this absorbs from you.

Since you have come this far though, you may as well go for a MB.

So I should just go for that board? Alright. Thanks

[vishnu]

What Colour are the skins on your Octane, Green or Blue?
[Edit] I think it's green by the looks in the video.

You sort of want to be careful about how much money this absorbs from you.

Since you have come this far though, you may as well go for a MB.

So I should just go for that board? Alright. Thanks

Did you ever manage to ohm out your serial cable? I'd do that before anything, just clip off the leg of a resistor and stick that into the sockets (since you said your ohmeter leads are too big to reach in there).

[LarBob]

What Colour are the skins on your Octane, Green or Blue?
[Edit] I think it's green by the looks in the video.

You sort of want to be careful about how much money this absorbs from you.

Since you have come this far though, you may as well go for a MB.

So I should just go for that board? Alright. Thanks

Did you ever manage to ohm out your serial cable? I'd do that before anything, just clip off the leg of a resistor and stick that into the sockets (since you said your ohmeter leads are too big to reach in there).

I just put a paperclip in pin 2 on one end and pin 3 on the other and it did work, pin 2 in one and pin 2 on the other and nothing... so it is a null modem cable. I guess the machine is just toast!

[vishnu]

I just put a paperclip in pin 2 on one end and pin 3 on the other and it did work, pin 2 in one and pin 2 on the other and nothing... so it is a null modem cable. I guess the machine is just toast!

That seems a reasonable conclusion, but the fact that the XIO indicator leds come up correctly would indicate that not everything is toast.

[LarBob]

I just put a paperclip in pin 2 on one end and pin 3 on the other and it did work, pin 2 in one and pin 2 on the other and nothing... so it is a null modem cable. I guess the machine is just toast!

That seems a reasonable conclusion, but the fact that the XIO indicator leds come up correctly would indicate that not everything is toast.

Well I meant the system board.. my bad. Poorly worded

[vishnu]

Well I meant the system board.. my bad. Poorly worded

Though I fear your machine is becoming the Oak Island of Octane restoration projects, there is still an 030-0887-005/B system module on Ebay for a measly 75 smackers...

[LarBob]

Well I meant the system board.. my bad. Poorly worded

Though I fear your machine is becoming the Oak Island of Octane restoration projects, there is still an 030-0887-005/B system module on Ebay for a measly 75 smackers...

I might get it, thanks.

[Dalplex]

Would you please measure the output from power supply, no matter what kind or brand, they should supply the same voltage for 5, 12. Etc.

When I had trouble of Indigo, I suffered similar struggle until I found the power supply would move out from the 24 pins socket whenever I pluged the powercord in. Once I seated properly, everything is okay.