joel@gacvx2.gac.edu (01/24/91)
Greetings: I recently added a memory upgrade to our Compaq 386/16 server running Advanced Netware 286 v.2.15a. The server had a fully populated 2MB on the system board and I added a Micron Memory Expansion card with 4MB. I reset the necessary jumpers, ran the Compaq Setup program, and then re-booted the fileserver. The server came up off the Cold-Boot loader beautifully and everything appears to be fine from the server end. I logged on to the system from a pc workstation and checked FCONSOLE - everything seems fine - all the memory is accounted for and the server seems normal . . . BUT . . . Now we have a number of workstations that alternately refuse to log into the server or they do log in and run like molasses in January. At other times they will log in and run normally. It is one of those frustrating sporadic problems! The ONLY change to our system was the adding of memory to the server. Why has it affected our workstations in this manner? Is there something I have left undone in the upgrade process? Any ideas out there? I used a Cablescanner to check cables and there are no obvious problems with the cabling system. Here is our current Lab Setup: Thin Ethernet topology Compaq DeskPro 386/16 Server w/6MB memory running AdvNW286 v.2.15a NP600A-3 (Rev. CB) Ethernet Card 2MB System Memory Board w/ 4MB Expansion Card Add-On WD HardDrive controller running internal 80MB HardDrive Adaptec AHA1542A running 330MB External SCSI and internal Floppy Drive Serial/Parallel Board for Printer1 Mono Diplay Adapter card w/Parallel port for Printer2 WorkStations: 21 PC XT's with NE1000 adapters 3 PS/2 Model 25's with NE1000 adapters Printers: 1 - HPLaserJetII (directly off server) 1 - HP RuggedWriter (directly off server) If anybody has had experience with Compaqs and has any clues as to what may be wrong, I would greatly appreciate suggestions: Thanks -- Joel Jackson Bitnet: JOEL@GACVAX1.BITNET Academic Computing Dept. Internet: joel@gac.edu Gustavus Adolphus College Phone: (507) 933-7015