Cisco 3640 problem

[slinky malinky]

I have a customers 3640 that i am trying to reconfigure but i cannot get anything but starnge characters from the console connection. i am using, 9600,8,none,2, no flow control. i have tried 1 stop bits but there is no difference. I cannot telent into it as it is a second hand router and the config is unknown. It appears to have booted ok as the lights do not indicate any problem.

I know my cable works and i know the pc is ok because i have just used it to configure a PIX and 2503 router.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[slinky malinky]

terminal software is fine, all that gets displayed is about 5 lines of random characters, as if its loading ok, but just displaying correctly. i get no login or > prompt.

 

[slinky malinky]

just to be sure i will try terraterm, but i think the router must be faulty. i have tried 3 console cables, all work on other routers and PIX's. It is annoying because i know it was working when i bought it but it has been sat in a room for 6 months, doing nothing, and when i come to use it i get the problem. frustrating to say the least. thanks for all you suggestions.