[rescue] RS/6000 320 key needed

[Dave McGuire]

   Obviously.  But the machine is *locked*.  That means we can't get 
into it to pull out the lock switch.

   Seriously, this is not my first BBQ.  If it were that easy, I'd not 
have posted a request for assistance.

              -Dave

On 8/15/25 13:37, Lorenzo Mollicone via rescue wrote:
> pull out the lock switch, disassemble the tumbler and remove the key 
> bumps, you should be able to reinstall the switch and manipulate it with 
> anything that fits into the keyhole.
> 
> On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM Alexander Jacocks via rescue 
> <rescue at sunhelp.org <mailto:rescue at sunhelp.org>> wrote:
> 
> 
>      > On Aug 15, 2025, at 8:41 AM, Mouse via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org
>     <mailto:rescue at sunhelp.org>> wrote:
>      >
>      > 
>      >>
>      >>> Well, yeah.  The goal here is to get inside the machine, not to
>     have
>      >>> a key for the machine.
>      >> Hmm, but in some cases you need to put the machine in service mode
>      >> for OS maintenance.  At least for AIX.
>      >
>      > Once you're inside the case, you can replace the keylock with an
>      > appropriate switch, or switches, so you can get whatever setting you
>      > want.
>      >
>      > Or, as Dave said, open the lock and remove all its pins, in which
>     case
>      > you can just use any key that passes whatever wards it has - or
>     any of
>      > various small tools - to turn the cylinder to whatever setting you
>      > want.
> 
>     Picking the lock to get in is an option. I, however, lack the skill.
> 
>     On my RS/6k 7011/250, I had to drill the lock to get in. I
>     researched a bunch of other options, and that was the only way that
>     I could find to avoid damaging the chassis.
> 
>     - Alex
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA