Hi midrange.s6qdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
From an expert:
"Forgive me if I am wrong, but it has been 15 years. I believe the 9405 had a system password that controlled the configuration. To replace defective modules you need to delete the missing resources. You should definitely replace the fan first. I suspect that is the only problem. The system key controls the hardware configuration even up to the number of DASD supported so you can not change/upgrade without a new key or something along that line. You should be able to find an explanation in the IBM documentation. the 9405/9407 were called express models that came with software I believe."
So, you will have to go into SST and delete the missing resources. Then, I recommend that you reboot the server.
Best Regards,
Peter_Lunde@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: Main memory modules reported as faulty
Hi all,
First of all, I'm somewhat new to the AS/400 world, and just a hobbyist, so forgive me for any inaccuracies I might provide.
I recently acquired an AS/400 model 520-9405.
Everything worked fine, except the system was showing a suspiciously low amount of main memory (about 384M). SST in fact reported the 2 main memory modules as not working.
I opened up the case and realised one of the fans had been removed, probably because being faulty, so I purchased a new one along with 4 sticks of new ram of the same type/part id.
After re-IPLing, SST is now reporting all 4 new banks as not working, while the old 2 banks are still there and reported as not found.
I'm wondering now what could be the problem here.
I'm now hoping that the fan removal triggered some sort of "safety system" that disabled those slots, and there's some procedure to "reset" ram modules, but I'm more worried at this point that the fan removal actually damaged the motherboard and so I'll be out of luck.
Any hint is very much appreciated,
Thank you and happy holidays.
M.
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