DEC 3000 300X

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Phase	Status	Notes
Powers on?	❌	Power supply worked when I got it, but now doesn’t power on. Odor suggests bad capacitors.
Passes firmware self-test?	✅
Working serial console?	✅	standard DB25-DB9 adapter and null modem cable
Framebuffer works?	✅	use 3W3-3BNC adapter and 5BNC-VGA adapter (sync-on-green)
OS boots?	❔
Working GUI?	❔
Working input devices?	❌	Need proprietary DEC peripherals

Manufacturer	Digital Equipment Corporation
Model	PE32A-A9
CPU	Digital DECchip 21064 @ 175 MHz
Architecture	Alpha
Memory	256 MB
Internal Expansion	2x TURBOchannel slots
Frame Buffer	Integrated Color 2D Graphics
	3W3 connector
Hard Drive	None
External Storage	None
Serial Ports	RS-232 DB-25
Keyboard	Digital proprietary DB-15
Mouse	(included in keyboard signal)
Networking	10Base-T Ethernet
	ISDN (RJ-45 connector)
	AUI Ethernet (on a TURBOchannel card, PMAD-A)
Audio	4P4C Handset jack for Input and Output (Telephone-quality)
SCSI	SCSI-2 micro DB-50