Hardware Documentation - Machines DEC - VAX hardware reference
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This is an (incomplete) list of Digital Equipment Corporation VAX computers and specifications. Compiled by abs@NetBSD.org with much help from port-vax@NetBSD.org users. This is very much still a work in progress - many sections are little more than placeholders. Having said that, there should be enough here to prove useful. |
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630QE (Enclosures index)
| Alias: | Q5 | Dimensions: | 66 x 106 x 92cm (WxHxD) (19" rack) |
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| Bus details: | Same as two BA23s | Drive bays: | Same as two BA23, plus two 10" rackmount disk devices |
| Power supply: | Power conditioner unit with 6 switched standard 110V AC outlets, and 2 unswitched ones. The cabinet works with 110/220V single phase and plugs into an L5-30R receptacle (twist lock). | Used in: | MicroVAX II |
| Last updated: | 1998-01-27 | ||
| Notes: | H9642 cabinet, two BA23 type units together with linked Q-bus backplane and external PSU in middle, two 10" rackmount disk/tape units (such as RA81 and TS05), one above and one below the BA23s | ||
BA10A (Enclosures index)
| Dimensions: | Aprox 10 x 39 x 36cm (HxWxD) | Drive bays: | One half height 3.5" bay |
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| Power supply: | 105W | Last updated: | 2001-04-01 |
| Notes: | A real 'pizza box', metall chassis with an outer shell of plastic, can be opened without any tools. | ||
BA123 (Enclosures index)
| Alias: | Q3 | Dimensions: | Approx 26" H x 12" W x 30" D. Has castors |
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| Bus details: | Q-bus, three slots for memory cards | Drive bays: | Five full height 5.25 bays with front access |
| Power supply: | 460W +5VDC@36A +12VDC@7A | Used in: | MicroVAX II, and VAXstation II/GPX |
| Image: | MicroVAX-II in a BA123 enclosure | Last updated: | 2000-05-08 |
| Notes: | Typically /GPX (VCB01 or VCB02) installed, DHV-11, RQDX3, DEQNA, TK50 and up to two RD54s and a RX50. If the RX50 was pulled there was space for up to 4 rd54s. Typical ram was three 4meg cards for 13mb but systems with 16mb were not uncommon. 3 slots with PMI (processor-memory interconnect) in rows CD, enough for CPU and two memory modules. | ||
BA212 (Enclosures index)
| Dimensions: | 14" H x 17.75" W x 27" D | Bus details: | Q-bus - 12 slots, All slots are Q/CD |
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| Drive bays: | Four full height 5.25 bays. One with front access. | Power supply: | Dual 230W power supply w/ Line conditioning |
| Used in: | MicroVAX 3400, MicroVAX 3800 | Last updated: | 2000-02-01 |
| Notes: | Rack mount version of the BA213, uses 14 vertical inches | ||
BA213 (Enclosures index)
| Dimensions: | 27" H x 21" W x 17.8" D. Has castors | Bus details: | Q-bus - 12 slots, All slots are Q/CD |
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| Drive bays: | Four full height 5.25 bays. One with front access. | Power supply: | Dual 230W power supply w/ Line conditioning |
| Used in: | MicroVAX 3400, VAXserver 3400, MicroVAX 3800 VAXserver 3800, factoryVAX-II | Last updated: | 2000-02-01 |
| Notes: | Industrial box. Commonly referred to as a "skunk box", expansion version is B213F and has slave power control input. | ||
BA215 (Enclosures index)
| Dimensions: | 27" H x 14" W x 18" D. Has castors | Bus details: | Q-bus - 6 slots all Q/CD |
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| Drive bays: | two full height 5.25 bays. One with front access. | Power supply: | Single 230W power supply w/ Line voltage conditioning |
| Used in: | MicroVAX 3300, VAXserver 3300, rtVAX 3300 | Last updated: | 2000-02-01 |
BA440 (Enclosures index)
| Dimensions: | 27" H x 21" W x 17.8" D. Has castors | Bus details: | Q-bus - 12 slots all Q/CD |
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| Drive bays: | four full height 5.25 bays. One with front access. | Power supply: | ? Nominally 1200W at 120vac single phase |
| Used in: | VAX 4000 M300 | Image: | VAX 4000/300 in a BA440 enclosure |
| Last updated: | 2000-02-01 | Notes: | Expansion version is the R400X and has seven drive bays |
BA23 (Enclosures index)
| Alias: | Q2 | Dimensions: | 5.25" H x 19" W x 25" D |
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| Bus details: | Q-bus, two slots for memory cards | Drive bays: | Two full height 5.25 bays. Both with front access |
| Power supply: | 230W +5VDC@4.5-36A +12VDC@0-7A | Used in: | MicroVAX II, and VAXstation II |
| Last updated: | 1998-01-24 | Notes: | Designed for 19" rack mount Can be put in floor stand: 10" W x 24.5" H x 27" D |
BA353 (Enclosures index)
| Drive bays: | two 3.5" half height and one 3.5"/5.25" half height | Last updated: | 2003-07-17 |
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BA42-A (Enclosures index)
| Dimensions: | 18.25" W x 4" H 16.75" D | Bus details: | No bus |
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| Drive bays: | Two half height 3.5" bays. One 5.25" bay with optional front access | Power supply: | 180W |
| Used in: | MicroVAX 3100 M10, MicroVAX 3100 M10e, VAXstation 3100 M30, and VAXstation 3100 M38 | ||
| Last updated: | 1998-01-24 | ||
BA42-B (Enclosures index)
| Dimensions: | 46.38x14.99x40.00 cm (WxHxD) 16kg | Bus details: | No bus |
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| Drive bays: | Five - unknown size (?) | Power supply: | Unknown (?) |
| Used in: | MicroVAX 3100 M20, MicroVAX 3100 M20e, VAXstation 3100 M40, and VAXstation 3100 M48 | ||
| Last updated: | 1998-01-24 | ||
BA46-B (Enclosures index)
| Dimensions: | 48 x 40 x 11cm (WxHxD) | Drive bays: | Three: Two 3.5 bays, one 5.25 bay with optional front access. |
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| Used in: | VAXstation 4000 M60, VAXstation 4000 M90, VAXstation 4000 M90A | Last updated: | 2001-04-01 |
| Notes: | Similar to enclosures used in VS3100, but all plastic and more rounded. Also known as the 'pizza box' | ||
H9642J (Enclosures index)
| Alias: | Q5, or 630QE | Dimensions: | 66 x 106 x 92cm (WxHxD) (19" rack) |
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| Bus details: | Same as two BA23s | Drive bays: | Same as two BA23, plus two 10" rackmount disk devices |
| Power supply: | Unknown (?) | Used in: | MicroVAX II |
| Last updated: | 1998-01-28 | ||
| Notes: | H9642 cabinet, two BA23 type units in middle, two 10" rackmount disk/tape units (such as RA81 and TS05), one above and one below the BA23s | ||
H9644 (Enclosures index)
| Dimensions: | 41.6" H x 21.25" W x 31.5" D | Power supply: | Standard BA213 plus rack supply, max power usage 1090W @ 120vac |
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| Drive bays: | Two 10" rackmount plus four bays (one with front access) in the embedded BA213. | Used in: | MicroVAX 3900, VAXserver 3900 |
| Last updated: | 2000-02-01 | Notes: | BA213 in a rack with one rackmount single (RA82) or dual (RA90) device |
R215F (Enclosures index)
| Last updated: | 1998-01-26 | Notes: | Expansion cabinet, sometimes paired with MicroVAX II |
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SA482 (Enclosures index)
| Last updated: | 1998-01-26 | Notes: | Can hold 4 RA82 drives. Used with VAX 8650 |
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SZ12 (Enclosures index)
| Last updated: | 2003-07-17 | Notes: | Can hold 2 full-height drives; SCSI interface |
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SZ16 (Enclosures index)
| Last updated: | 2003-07-17 | Notes: | Can hold 2 full-height drives; SCSI interface |
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VS60S (Enclosures index)
| Size: | 68.58 x 53.34 x 45.08 cm (HxWxD), 670W, 40.5kg unloaded | Used in: | VAXstation 3520 & VAXstation 3540 |
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| Last updated: | 1998-02-06 | Notes: | Can hold 4 RA82 drives. Used with VAX 8650 |
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