Upgrade from PII 25.47 to PIV Succession 4.5

[janaya]

Here is what I have:

Meridian 25.47 software with PII processor. All equipment housed in the NT4N41AA Core/Net Shelf. You know the one with the Security Device on the back and the LCD display across the top.

What I am supposed to move to is the PIV processor with the new System Utility card (the one with the LCD display) and the flash drive (RMD).

What happens:

The PIV processor will not boot from the RMD.

What I have done:

Tried to boot from the software provided by Nortel and it fails.

Tried to make the blank 512mb flash provided by Nortel, bootable, but this fails as well.

Downloaded the software from Nortel's website and tried to format the RMD and make a bootable flash but that failed as well.

I have tried with two seperate PIV processors and get the same results on both cards.

What the NTP states:

Minimum requirment for the Card Cage is NT4N40AA and the one that is installed is an NT4N41AA.

Question one:

Will this card cage work with the new System Utility card? I am wondering because of the wiring for the LCD display. The display on the Sys Util card never displays anything, but the one that is hard wired to the shelf will. I do now know if this is a compatibility situation.

Question two:

Has anyone upgraded from the PII to the PIV processor and had any of these issues?

Any help would be appreciated.

John

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

A number of the early Pentium 4 Processors had a faulty external RMD Drive. Also there is a problem with Memory cards. Nortel have issued a news flash.


NT4N39 CPPIV / NTDU62 1000E CALL SERVER COMPACT FLASH CARDS
BACKGROUND
Nortel is issuing this communication as notice of a potential problem with Compact Flash cards
used with or in NT4N39 CPPIV processor cards. It has been reported from the field that some
FMD (Fixed Media Disk) and RMD (Removable Media Disk) have failed / worked incorrectly.
A potential problem has been found with some cards within date code range identified further in
this bulletin.
The supplier has since implemented corrective actions, however a small quantity of CF cards
shipped within CPPIV processor cards or as merchandise item could be faulty.

SUSPECT CF CODES / IDENTIFICATION :
1) 1Gb FMD (Fixed Media Device) Compact Flash used in NTDU62 1000E and NT4N39 CPPIV
products will be identified with generic SimpleTech label with Motorola code MOTCF1GBJU.
- suspect cards would be identified with MOTCF1GBJU on front of card and have manufacturing
date between 050105-xxx-xxx to 060809-xxx-xxx on back of card.
2) 1Gb, 512Mb, and 128Mb Compact Flash sold as Nortel Merchandise and in some marketing kits will be identified with Nortel label on front of card with SimpleTech label on back.
- suspect cards would be identified as below and have manufacturing date between
050105-xxx-xxx to 060809-xxx-xxx on back of card.
N0005129 NORBELLCF1GBJU-L Memory Card / Compact Flash - 1Gb
A0548249 NORBELLCF512JU-L Memory Card / Compact Flash - 512Mb
N0071470 NORBELLCF128JU-L Memory Card / Compact Flash - 128Mb
3) Compact Flash with Nortel Software (for CPPIV large systems only) with be identified with
Nortel label on front and back of CF
- suspect cards would be identified as below and have manufacturing date between 0105 (wk/yr)
to 3206 (wk/yr) on back of card.
NTE90745 N0027128 CS1000 Rls. 4.5 Call Server Software CF
- this is a programmed A0548249 CF - 512Mb Note : this code is part of NTE907CC Rls.
4.5 Software Kit
NTE97745 N0029116 CS1000 Rls. 4.5 DSN Call Server Software CF
- this is a programmed A0548249 CF - 512Mb) Note : this code is part of NTE907DC Rls.
4.5 DSN Software Kit
NTE90801 N0068133 Keycode Programmed Compact Flash for CPPIV system
- this is a programmed N0071470 CF - 128Mb Note : this code is part of NTE908AA
Keycode CF for CPPIV System

I hope this helps.




All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian Programmer in the UK

http://mysite.orange.co.uk/firebird_scrambler

Useful Nortel forum at

http://www.tspforum.com

If it's working, then leave it alone!.

 

[janaya]

Yeah I saw this, but ours was mfg week 5106 and the faulty chips were fixed by week 3206.

I was hoping this was the problem, but we are still investigating.

thanks