[Shiunbird]

I have a spare SSE if you need to test. I can ship it over. Should not be much from here to Vilnius, and no customs paperwork.

[grom371]

Thank you Shiunbird,

SSE without texture modules?
My graphic card work fine without texture modules.

IDE CPU 1 [slave]
SGI Version 6.5 IP30 IDE field  Oct 10, 2002

                  System: IP30
                Processor: 400 Mhz R12000, 2M secondary cache
                Processor: 400 Mhz R12000, 2M secondary cache, (cpu 1)
              Memory size: 2048 Mbytes
                  Network: ef0 ethernet (100/10 base-T)
                SCSI Disk: scsi(0)disk(1)
              SCSI CDROM: scsi(1)cdrom(6)
                    Audio: RAD Audio Processor
                  GIO Bus: GALILEO15 (11)
                Graphics: ESSI

Field included scripts (help_ide to get this again):
  ALL:    regular_tests
          extended_tests
  FRUs:  ip30  frontplane  memory
          pm (processor module)
          gfx  tmezz
  subsystems: serial (loopback)  ethernet (loopback)
  useful scripts:        help_ide  help_mem

    This test takes approximately 12 minutes on a good
    dual processor machine with 128MB memory and MXI graphics.

Testing Graphics in XIO slot 12
Testing TMEZZ option card.
TMEZZ board test PASSED

All graphics tests have passed
TEST RESULTS:
Processor Module tests completed.
Memory tests completed.
Frontplane tests completed.
CPU tests completed.
Audio tests completed.
SCSI tests completed.
Graphics board 0 tests completed.
Diagnostics completed - press <Enter> to continue

[Shiunbird]

I don't have texture modules.

Then we can do the opposite. If you want to ship the texture modules over, I will test them on my card.

[grom371]

Thank you, I will contact you via PM

[Shiunbird]

Hey guys,

So, I've received grom371's modules.

I'm thinking of the following test procedure:
1. Remove my card with the modules.
2. Install my spare card without the modules, boot the Octane, confirm it's all OK.
3. Remove the spare card, install the modules, test.

If everything works, I will ship my spare card with the modules back to grom371, otherwise I will just return his modules.

Besides the uber fragile connectors, is there anything else I should worry about?
Is it possible to test the modules separately or I must always have both installed?

edit: just saw jan-jaaps previous message stating that I need both modules

[Shiunbird]

I did my research and found out how to do it properly.

I tested both modules separately. Both passes the tests. One shows minor noise during one diagnostic test and the second one shows a checkerboard pattern noise. The first card runs demos fine and the second one crashes any of them.

If he wants, I will ship back my card with his good module installed.

[grom371]

Thank you so much!