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  3. October 2003

Re: DASD Controller 2763 (820 Only)

Why wait so long? Just go to Office Depot or Wal-Mart and get some... =) 
Have you seen these batteries? Not much to them and it's sad that the 
systems are so slow without it.

Did you not receive any prior warning messages?

Chris Whisonant

>This past weekend during a V5R1 to V5R2 upgrade the Cache Backup Battery
>on our 2763 DASD Controller Card went South. Without Cache, the AS/400
>is about as fast a dead snail.
>After waiting for 2 1/2 hours for IBM CE to arrive, we powered down the
>box and the CE removed the card, only to find out that the battery on
>the 2763's plug has 3 connections versus the normal 2, so 4 hours later
>when a new card arrived (faster than the battery) we up and running
>again.
>
>If you have an 820 with a 2763 Card, you might what to check with your
>IBM support person to verify they stock this battery.

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