The initial message will be something of the form:
KA410-A V1.2 F_..E...D...C...B...A...9...8...7...6...5...4_..3_..2_..1_..
KA410-A will be displayed with the switch in multi-user MicroVAX 2000 mode, KA410-B if set to single user VAXstation 2000. V1.2 is the ROM rev level (for 4- or 8-plane colour graphics board, V2.1 is required). In the count-down a “_” means the item wasn't found.
Message Error:
? E 0040 0000.0005 clock battery needs charged ? C 0080 0000.4001 odd-ball terminal as console - should still work
Identifier Device F Base video E System clock D Nonvolatile RAM C Serial line controller B Memory A Memory-management unit 9 Floating point unit 8 Interval timer 7 Disk controller option 6 Disk controller option 5 Interrupt controller and Ethernet ID ROM 4 Optional 8-plane graphics coprocessor 3 Reserved for later use 2 Reserved for later use 1 Ethernet network interconnect (NI)