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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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Alias: Q5 Dimensions: 66 x 106 x 92cm (WxHxD) (19" rack)
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
Dimensions: Aprox 10 x 39 x 36cm (HxWxD) Drive bays: One half height 3.5" bay
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.
Alias: Q3 Dimensions: Approx 26" H x 12" W x 30" D. Has castors
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.
Dimensions: 14" H x 17.75" W x 27" D Bus details: Q-bus - 12 slots, All slots are Q/CD
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
Dimensions: 27" H x 21" W x 17.8" D. Has castors Bus details: Q-bus - 12 slots, All slots are Q/CD
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.
Dimensions: 27" H x 14" W x 18" D. Has castors Bus details: Q-bus - 6 slots all Q/CD
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
Dimensions: 27" H x 21" W x 17.8" D. Has castors Bus details: Q-bus - 12 slots all Q/CD
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
Alias: Q2 Dimensions: 5.25" H x 19" W x 25" D
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
Drive bays: two 3.5" half height and one 3.5"/5.25" half height Last updated: 2003-07-17
Dimensions: 18.25" W x 4" H 16.75" D Bus details: No bus
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
Dimensions: 46.38x14.99x40.00 cm (WxHxD) 16kg Bus details: No bus
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
Dimensions: 48 x 40 x 11cm (WxHxD) Drive bays: Three: Two 3.5 bays, one 5.25 bay with optional front access.
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'
Alias: Q5, or 630QE Dimensions: 66 x 106 x 92cm (WxHxD) (19" rack)
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
Dimensions: 41.6" H x 21.25" W x 31.5" D Power supply: Standard BA213 plus rack supply, max power usage 1090W @ 120vac
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
Last updated: 1998-01-26 Notes: Expansion cabinet, sometimes paired with MicroVAX II
Last updated: 1998-01-26 Notes: Can hold 4 RA82 drives. Used with VAX 8650
Last updated: 2003-07-17 Notes: Can hold 2 full-height drives; SCSI interface
Last updated: 2003-07-17 Notes: Can hold 2 full-height drives; SCSI interface
Size: 68.58 x 53.34 x 45.08 cm (HxWxD), 670W, 40.5kg unloaded Used in: VAXstation 3520 & VAXstation 3540
Last updated: 1998-02-06 Notes: Can hold 4 RA82 drives. Used with VAX 8650
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