I will check it out again tomorrow, I am excited about it too.
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computathug
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Great thread buddy, i haven't been around for a few days, my local football team or soccer whichever you prefer got promotion to the big league last season and we had one of the best if not the best team in the world come to play our humble town side and we beat them 1-0 so as you can imagine its been carnival time here 
In fact i have been feeling the pinch a bit today!!!!
What a great find, this would be good to do some data recovery on if you can get into the HDD.
Will be back to check on the updates
In fact i have been feeling the pinch a bit today!!!!What a great find, this would be good to do some data recovery on if you can get into the HDD.
Will be back to check on the updates
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The geek soap opera continues..
I am still sick today, but of course I can't stay away from my vice..my mind turns toward the server. Like a secret meeting with a dirty lolita, I sneak away from my daily duties to explore.
On the last episode..
I plugged in the system and it booted up NT4 up to a login prompt for administrator. I figured I was going to go offline to crack the hash or remove it.
Before that, I was finishing up on the photo autopsy (you guys like to jerk off to pictures!) I removed the top and side panel to view the HUGE mobo. I put everything back together and then went online with my lappy to find my old tool - NTFSDOS or that sort of bootdisk for a CDROM.
I burned the disk, I was ready to simply delete the admin pwd (I will try to save it for a cracking experiment later). I turned on the alphaserver and it wouldn't turn on!
](./images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall")
<go through all range of emotions possible geekstyle - emoticons>
I put the stuff away as it was getting late, the sun was out and hot.
I tried it again the next day, figuring there must be an intermittent problem with the PSU. Nothing else was touched, the only other thing I did since booting was to remove the covers.
I tried the power button. Nothing. I started tracing all the wires, starting with the on/off rset, and ribbon cable for the front panel. The front panel did show some signs of rust on a screw, the vents had caught a lot of dust and hairballs. I was worried that corrosion had ruined the front panel - therefore it wouldn't turn on the system. Close examination, it appears the system may have been outside in a short rain fall. There were evidence of water drops near the fan for the PSU, so it was possible the PSU has corrosion and turning it on cooked it. I felt bad because at first I had a working server, now it was dead. I suppose this is why it was placed out for trash.Being sick did not give me encouragement to go on. I had wished it wasn't so heavy so I could mail it off to another geek, maybe floodie.I didn't want this machine to go to waste, another geek might want it.
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The next day..
I got up, still sick. I take my time to get moving, I go back to bed.
I wake up again around 12 noon, and I decide to check out the server. The key with fixing computers is to do it slow, and be methodical. If you can't find something, leave it and come back to it later.
I took the covers off and took a fresh look. I decided to start again tracing the wires from the on/off panel. Maybe I pulled plug out when I removed the covers or touched the cable to show the RAM. You just trace wires from point a to point b.
As I was tracing the wires, I noticed something unusual. I glanced off to the side to see the top panel.
On the top panel there is a wing that sticks out. I vaguely remember my days working on servers, that these machines have more security than a PC. There could be a switch to turn off the machine if someone opens it!
In the corresponding spot on the server - there was a damn PINSWITCH!. Its suppose to protect the electronics
Apparently when I replaced the top panel, it was not fully shut. That little tiny fraction of an inch(like 1/8th) made the wing on the top panel fail to fully depress the pinswitch. The key was tracing the wires from the front panel on/off switch to the location of the pinswitch and noticing little details like the damn wing.
The photo I took earlier reveals the wing on the inside of the top panel, then on top of the exposed server, follow the twisted red/white wires - it leads to the spot where the damn pinswitch was hidden.
I left the top panel off, and used a screwdriver to depress the pinswitch.
THE SERVER BOOTS UP. The server is working fine, so now I can proceed with bypassing the admin login and view the contents of the HDD.
Now I am excited all over again too 
I am happy because I still have a viable machine. It is like another member of my family to join the other systems. It is a new project, my only problem is no usable workspace to fully utilize everything. But I am closer to gathering up all the neat things for a lab.
I checked for prices online apparently if you upgrade it to at least 600mhz, its a $2,900 machine. I see more value in education from hands on, and a little bit of history. I enjoy just looking at the craftmanship that they did on this machine.
I am glad some others have the same thrill I have in exploring this dumpster server... Stay Tuned, next we bypass login and view the contents of the HDD (photos!)..is it porn? Is it CC#? Is it personal info on .gov/.mil people, or unkn0wn.ws clan?....
STAY TUNED
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server porn
http://goldeneggs.spyderbyte.com/geggs/
I am still sick today, but of course I can't stay away from my vice..my mind turns toward the server. Like a secret meeting with a dirty lolita, I sneak away from my daily duties to explore.
On the last episode..
I plugged in the system and it booted up NT4 up to a login prompt for administrator. I figured I was going to go offline to crack the hash or remove it.
Before that, I was finishing up on the photo autopsy (you guys like to jerk off to pictures!) I removed the top and side panel to view the HUGE mobo. I put everything back together and then went online with my lappy to find my old tool - NTFSDOS or that sort of bootdisk for a CDROM.
I burned the disk, I was ready to simply delete the admin pwd (I will try to save it for a cracking experiment later). I turned on the alphaserver and it wouldn't turn on!
<go through all range of emotions possible geekstyle - emoticons>
I put the stuff away as it was getting late, the sun was out and hot.
I tried it again the next day, figuring there must be an intermittent problem with the PSU. Nothing else was touched, the only other thing I did since booting was to remove the covers.
I tried the power button. Nothing. I started tracing all the wires, starting with the on/off rset, and ribbon cable for the front panel. The front panel did show some signs of rust on a screw, the vents had caught a lot of dust and hairballs. I was worried that corrosion had ruined the front panel - therefore it wouldn't turn on the system. Close examination, it appears the system may have been outside in a short rain fall. There were evidence of water drops near the fan for the PSU, so it was possible the PSU has corrosion and turning it on cooked it. I felt bad because at first I had a working server, now it was dead. I suppose this is why it was placed out for trash.Being sick did not give me encouragement to go on. I had wished it wasn't so heavy so I could mail it off to another geek, maybe floodie.I didn't want this machine to go to waste, another geek might want it.
----
The next day..
I got up, still sick. I take my time to get moving, I go back to bed.
I wake up again around 12 noon, and I decide to check out the server. The key with fixing computers is to do it slow, and be methodical. If you can't find something, leave it and come back to it later.
I took the covers off and took a fresh look. I decided to start again tracing the wires from the on/off panel. Maybe I pulled plug out when I removed the covers or touched the cable to show the RAM. You just trace wires from point a to point b.
As I was tracing the wires, I noticed something unusual. I glanced off to the side to see the top panel.
On the top panel there is a wing that sticks out. I vaguely remember my days working on servers, that these machines have more security than a PC. There could be a switch to turn off the machine if someone opens it!
In the corresponding spot on the server - there was a damn PINSWITCH!. Its suppose to protect the electronics
Apparently when I replaced the top panel, it was not fully shut. That little tiny fraction of an inch(like 1/8th) made the wing on the top panel fail to fully depress the pinswitch. The key was tracing the wires from the front panel on/off switch to the location of the pinswitch and noticing little details like the damn wing.
The photo I took earlier reveals the wing on the inside of the top panel, then on top of the exposed server, follow the twisted red/white wires - it leads to the spot where the damn pinswitch was hidden.
I left the top panel off, and used a screwdriver to depress the pinswitch.
THE SERVER BOOTS UP. The server is working fine, so now I can proceed with bypassing the admin login and view the contents of the HDD.
Now I am excited all over again too
I am happy because I still have a viable machine. It is like another member of my family to join the other systems. It is a new project, my only problem is no usable workspace to fully utilize everything. But I am closer to gathering up all the neat things for a lab.
I checked for prices online apparently if you upgrade it to at least 600mhz, its a $2,900 machine. I see more value in education from hands on, and a little bit of history. I enjoy just looking at the craftmanship that they did on this machine.
I am glad some others have the same thrill I have in exploring this dumpster server... Stay Tuned, next we bypass login and view the contents of the HDD (photos!)..is it porn? Is it CC#? Is it personal info on .gov/.mil people, or unkn0wn.ws clan?....
STAY TUNED
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server porn
http://goldeneggs.spyderbyte.com/geggs/
Last edited by DNR on 21 Aug 2009, 15:08, edited 5 times in total.
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He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in Darkness, and Light dwells with him.
He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in Darkness, and Light dwells with him.
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Look DNR I know you are sick so forgive me, but I keep watching - waiting for an update and you pull this shit. You almost made me buy a plane ticket over to help fix the damn server when after reading more you figured it was the case switch. You lore me in with the pictures and make me want the dam data. Truthfully the data is going to be some silly shit. I can feel it. Man I am hooked to this thread.
Well get better and know you should be under a ton of pressure to get that data. The whole world is waiting.
Well get better and know you should be under a ton of pressure to get that data. The whole world is waiting.
Why you should RTFM, I finally found an actual manual for the alphaserver 1000
http://download.majix.org/dec/alphaserv ... ummary.pdf
page 6:
So sooner or later, by being careful and taking your time, you can find the answer to any problem. I suppose thats the rule - all else fails, RTFM.
Here is the amount of time spent so far, I try to multitask various things throughout the day. Sometimes I am lucky to even get back to things
Day 1
Recover server, stash at home ---- 2 minutes
Day 2
Set up server, find parts and boot up -- 10 minutes
Remove panels, photograph --- 5 minutes
Search online for boot OS and burn to disk - 10 minutes
Put everything away - 10 minutes
Day 3
Check server --- 2 minutes
Day 4
Check server, fix problem and boot - 5 minutes
About 42 minutes total
DNR
http://download.majix.org/dec/alphaserv ... ummary.pdf
page 6:
Gee, thats helpful!To protect users, a power interlock switch automatically shuts down the system if the top cover is removed.
So sooner or later, by being careful and taking your time, you can find the answer to any problem. I suppose thats the rule - all else fails, RTFM.Here is the amount of time spent so far, I try to multitask various things throughout the day. Sometimes I am lucky to even get back to things
Day 1
Recover server, stash at home ---- 2 minutes
Day 2
Set up server, find parts and boot up -- 10 minutes
Remove panels, photograph --- 5 minutes
Search online for boot OS and burn to disk - 10 minutes
Put everything away - 10 minutes
Day 3
Check server --- 2 minutes
Day 4
Check server, fix problem and boot - 5 minutes
About 42 minutes total
DNR
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He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in Darkness, and Light dwells with him.
He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in Darkness, and Light dwells with him.
I found the owners guide and the service manual for similar 4/200
The service guide is a 4mb, 148pgs dl
//download.majix.org/dec/
I setup the server outside for a short while yesterday, it was cold out and looked like rain.
BB (on YIM) and I had fun with the SRM Interface:
Bad news is we found the SRM will not let us browse the HDD
We just did it off the cuff yesterday because I didn't have the helpful doc
//download.majix.org/dec/alphaserver1000.serviceguide.pdf which showed the nix commands, diagnosic codes (everything checks out fine!), beep codes, etc until later.
more later...
DNR
The service guide is a 4mb, 148pgs dl
//download.majix.org/dec/
I setup the server outside for a short while yesterday, it was cold out and looked like rain.
BB (on YIM) and I had fun with the SRM Interface:
We were able to use some nix commands to test the machine,SRM Command Line Interface
Systems running DEC OSF/1 or OpenVMS access the SRM firmware through a command line interface (CLI). The CLI is a UNIX style shell that provides a set of commands and operators, as well as a scripting facility. The CLI allows you to configure and test the system, examine and alter system state, and boot the operating system.
The SRM console prompt is >>>
Bad news is we found the SRM will not let us browse the HDD
We just did it off the cuff yesterday because I didn't have the helpful doc
//download.majix.org/dec/alphaserver1000.serviceguide.pdf which showed the nix commands, diagnosic codes (everything checks out fine!), beep codes, etc until later.
more later...
DNR
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He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in Darkness, and Light dwells with him.
He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in Darkness, and Light dwells with him.
