Sun Microsystems SPARCstation 4 110, Service Manual

Page 1: ...4 Model 110 Service Manual Part No 802 6464 10 Revision A July 1996 Sun Microsystems Computer Company A Sun Microsystems Inc Business 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto CA 94303 4900 USA 650 960 1300 fax...

Page 2: ...FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT Copyright 1997 Sun Microsystems Inc 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto Californie 94303 4900 U S A Tous droits r serv s Ce produit ou document est prot g par u...

Page 3: ...ernal Options 1 5 2 Troubleshooting Overview 2 1 2 1 Factory Defined Boot Mode 2 1 2 2 After Power Is Switched On 2 3 2 3 Diagnostic Tools and When to Use Them 2 7 2 4 Power On Self Test 2 7 2 5 FORTH...

Page 4: ...2 System Board Test 4 5 4 3 Disk Drive Errors 4 6 4 3 1 Verifying the Built In SCSI Controller 4 6 4 4 Determining Faulty DSIMM Locations 4 7 5 Safety and Tools Requirements 5 1 5 1 Safety Requiremen...

Page 5: ...rive 9 1 9 1 1 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 9 2 9 1 2 Replacing the Hard Disk Drive 9 3 9 2 CD ROM Drive 9 5 9 2 1 Removing the CD ROM Drive 9 5 9 2 2 Replacing the CD ROM Drive 9 6 9 3 Diskette Drive...

Page 6: ...omponent Replacement 11 1 11 1 SBus Card 11 1 11 1 1 Removing the SBus Card 11 2 11 1 2 Replacing the SBus Card 11 5 11 2 Audio Module 11 7 11 2 1 Removing the Audio Module 11 8 11 2 2 Replacing the A...

Page 7: ...e AUI Connector B 3 B 4 Twisted Pair Ethernet Connector B 4 B 5 Serial Connector Ports A and B B 4 B 6 Keyboard Mouse Connector B 5 B 7 Audio Module Ports Optional B 6 B 7 1 Headphone Connector B 6 B...

Page 8: ...tation 4 Model 110 Service Manual July 1996 D 1 5 probe scsi probe scsi all D 7 D 1 6 module info D 7 D 1 7 test memory D 8 D 2 Returning to the Old Style Sunmon Compatibility Mode Prompt D 8 Glossary...

Page 9: ...c LEDs 3 2 FIGURE 3 2 Sun Type 4 Keyboard 3 2 FIGURE 3 3 Sun Compact 1 Keyboard 3 3 FIGURE 3 4 SPARCstation System Banner 3 4 FIGURE 3 5 Location of System Power LED 3 8 FIGURE 4 1 Power Supply Connec...

Page 10: ...Filler Panel 9 9 FIGURE 9 9 Disengaging the Diskette Drive 9 10 FIGURE 9 10 Removing the Diskette Drive 9 11 FIGURE 9 11 Replacing the Diskette Drive 9 12 FIGURE 9 12 System Board Cable Connections 9...

Page 11: ...ller Panel 11 11 FIGURE 11 13 Removing the Audio Module Filler Panel 11 12 FIGURE 11 14 Inserting the Audio Module 11 13 FIGURE 11 15 Securing the Audio Module 11 13 FIGURE 11 16 Connecting the CD ROM...

Page 12: ...s 12 3 FIGURE 12 3 Optional External Cable 12 3 FIGURE 12 4 Microphone and Cable 12 4 FIGURE B 1 External SCSI Connector B 1 FIGURE B 2 Parallel Port Connector B 2 FIGURE B 3 Attachment Unit Interface...

Page 13: ...signments 4 4 TABLE 4 3 Troubleshooting Disk Drive Errors 4 6 TABLE 4 4 Physical Memory Address Ranges for SPARCstation 4 System 4 8 TABLE 5 1 Safety Precautions 5 2 TABLE 12 1 Part Number List Custom...

Page 14: ...nnector Ports A and B B 4 TABLE B 6 Pinout for Keyboard Mouse Connector B 5 TABLE B 7 Signals for the Audio Module Ports B 6 TABLE B 8 Audio Module Inputs and Outputs B 8 TABLE B 9 Internal Monaural S...

Page 15: ...bleshooting provides a troubleshooting overview describes how to run and troubleshoot errors displayed during the Power On Self Test POST and presents symptoms and corrective actions Part 3 Preparing...

Page 16: ...ystem documentation What Typographic Changes Mean The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book TABLE P 1 Typographic Conventions Typeface or Symbol Meaning Example AaBbCc123...

Page 17: ...the following ways TABLE P 2 Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell prompt machine_name C shell superuser prompt machine_name Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser promp...

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Page 19: ...age 1 Internal Options on page 4 External Options on page 5 1 1 Standard Features The SPARCstation 4 system accommodates the following storage devices 545 Mbyte single connector hard disk drive 1 05 G...

Page 20: ...e following subassemblies boards and components System board DSIMMs up to 5 One VSIMM Audio Module card One SBus card One hard disk drive 3 5 inch 88 0 mm single connector CD ROM drive Diskette drive...

Page 21: ...erior View of SPARCstation 4 System 1 1 3 Rear View The rear view of the SPARCstation 4 system is shown in FIGURE 1 3 CD ROM drive Diskette drive Hard drive Power SBus slot DSIMMs PROM NVRAM top unit...

Page 22: ...oard provides one SBus slot for additional system functionality Hard disk drive 1 System supports one disk drive mounted on the system board See Chapter 9 for more information CD ROM drive 1 Internal...

Page 23: ...cities Desktop SunCD Pack Compact CD ROM drive Desktop Storage Module 1 3 Gbyte disk drive or 5 0 Gbyte tape drive SCSI Expansion Pedestal Up to seven SCSI disks compact CD ROM drive tape drive other...

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Page 25: ...s in FIGURE 2 1 and FIGURE 2 2 outline the various diagnostics during a factory defined boot operation under the control of the OpenBoot PROM OBP firmware The following sections describe the relations...

Page 26: ...Settings and Tests Display full status on tip window display Power on switch Keyboard attached Display errors only on keyboard LEDs No Yes ttya and console Yes No Stop d keys Yes Skip POST No true fa...

Page 27: ...phase true Evaluate the script Install console System banner displayed on screen true Yes Tests all memory false true true true false false Booting from diag device net Booting from boot dev disk Norm...

Page 28: ...m Probe memory then CPU Evaluate Script if use nvramrc is set to true Probe SBus devices and interpret their drivers Install the console see FIGURE 2 2 After initialization a system banner appears on...

Page 29: ...ently set to false The minimum is zero the maximum is the amount actually installed in the system The default is a 1 megabyte test diag switch Default false When set to true this parameter forces the...

Page 30: ...d Refer to Section 2 7 SunDiag System Exerciser on page 2 11 for additional information To boot user specified programs you must be at the prompt or ok prompt See Appendix D for a detailed procedure o...

Page 31: ...s Tests functions such as the Ethernet and SCSI interfaces system memory and the diskette drive controller You must be at the ok prompt the FORTH Monitor to run the FORTH Diagnostics The FORTH Diagnos...

Page 32: ...CD ROM must be set to SCSI target 6 and have a CD inserted in the drive or the test will fail See description test net aui Performs an internal and an external loopback test on the AUI Thick Ethernet...

Page 33: ...yboard self test The four LEDs on the keyboard should flash on once and the message Keyboard Present is displayed Keyboard must be connected See description test memory Tests all of the system main me...

Page 34: ...the SCSI devices internal and external and their SCSI targets connected to the built in SCSI port Connect external SCSI devices to the system and turn on their power To determine if a SCSI peripheral...

Page 35: ...determine real time use of system resources and peripheral equipment such as Desktop Storage Modules and External Storage Modules The SunDiag System Exerciser verifies that the system is functioning...

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Page 37: ...he system board There are two POST modes Normal and Diagnostic 3 1 Power On Self Test POST The Power On Self Test POST runs when you turn on the system unit power switch and any of the following condi...

Page 38: ...FIGURE 3 2 and FIGURE 3 3 To indicate the beginning of the POSTs the four LEDs briefly light all at once The monitor screen remains blank and the Caps Lock LED blinks for the duration of the POST FIG...

Page 39: ...s only to systems with a Sun Type 4 Type 5 or Compact 1 keyboard connected to its keyboard port The LED diagnostics do not apply if a different Sun supported keyboard is connected to the keyboard port...

Page 40: ...RAM parameters see TABLE 2 1 on page 2 5 Test failure messages are displayed on the system monitor or console whether or not the system is in Diagnostic Mode However it may be easier to understand the...

Page 41: ...nd you set the diag switch NVRAM parameter to false in the OpenBoot PROM This Power On Self Test is silent no progressive test messages are printed out If an error or errors occur during the abbreviat...

Page 42: ...type tilde period in the tip window or type kill 9 and the process ID number of the tip hardwire process 3 5 Tests the POST Runs Following is a sample listing of the Full Diagnostic Mode tests complet...

Page 43: ...SP Trap Priority Test FPU SP Trap Priority Test FPU DP Invalid CEXC Test FPU DP Overflow CEXC Test FPU DP Divide by 0 CEXC Test FPU DP Inexact CEXC Test FPU DP Trap Priority Test FPU DP Trap Priority...

Page 44: ...GURE 3 5 shows the location of the system LED Chapter 4 shows flow diagrams of actions to take when the system LED is not lit FIGURE 3 5 Location of System Power LED Section 3 1 Power On Self Test POS...

Page 45: ...hand Shift key is not used as a POST failure indicator but blinks on and off while POST is running If the Caps Lock key fails to flash on and off after you have pressed and held the Stop d keys when y...

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Page 47: ...he LED cable is connected the power supply may be defective Replace the power supply See Chapter 8 Disk drive fails to boot or does not respond Shut down the system Verify the following NVRAM paramete...

Page 48: ...ese devices are fast SCSI devices you can install an FSBE S SBus card to the fast SCSI devices to speed up performance Read write or parity error reported by the operating system or applications Verif...

Page 49: ...fails to turn on the system If you hear no tone or see no lights on the keyboard the system s power supply may be defective See Section 4 2 1 Power Supply Test on page 4 3 If you hear a tone and see l...

Page 50: ...Description 1 Blue 12V 10 Black Ground 2 Brown 12V 11 Black Ground 3 Red 5V 12 Black Ground2 4 Red 5V 13 Black Ground2 5 Red 5V2 2 The SPARCstation 4 power supply has no connections to pins 5 6 12 13...

Page 51: ...On Self Test POST If the Caps Lock key fails to flash on and off after you have pressed and held the Stop d keys POST failed b To further troubleshoot the system board see Section 4 2 2 1 Caps Lock Ke...

Page 52: ...icated by the failure message Solaris 1 x operating systems identify the internal disk drive SCSI target ID 3 as sd0 With Solaris 2 x operating systems the drive is identified as c0t3d0 Drive fails to...

Page 53: ...ystem Exerciser and POST diagnostics can report memory errors encountered during program execution For general information about diagnostics see Chapter 2 Memory error messages on the video monitor us...

Page 54: ...o 32 megabytes in size Slot 0 must have a DSIMM present If different capacity DSIMMs are mixed in a system slot 0 must contain the highest capacity DSIMM Slot SIMM Physical Memory Address Ranges 0 J03...

Page 55: ...page 1 Symbols on page 2 System Precautions on page 3 Tools Required on page 3 Electrostatic Discharge ESD Precautions on page 4 5 1 Safety Requirements For your protection observe the following safet...

Page 56: ...ling printed circuit boards drives or other components such as DSIMMs ESD mat ESD An approved antistatic mat provides protection from static damage when used with a wrist strap The mat also cushions a...

Page 57: ...ions Individuals who service this equipment must observe all safety precautions and ensure compliance with skill level requirements certification and all applicable local and national laws Procedures...

Page 58: ...board SBus cards DSIMMs or system components only by the edges When removing a board card or module from an antistatic bag lay it on an antistatic surface such as a Sun ESD mat an antistatic bag or a...

Page 59: ...system is working normally or not as described in the next sections Caution When the operating system or any other standalone program has already booted do not use the Stop a keys to halt the system U...

Page 60: ...he proper sequence 3 When the ok prompt appears turn off the power to the system components in this order 1 System unit 2 Monitor 3 External drive units if you have any 6 1 2 When the System Does Not...

Page 61: ...ctions on how to halt it a For Solaris 2 x SunOS 5 x systems type b For Solaris 1 x SunOS 4 x systems type The operating system warns other users of your system of the impending shutdown and then halt...

Page 62: ...isk of electrical shock always plug the power cord into a properly grounded power outlet Caution Always allow 10 seconds between turning off the power and turning it back on again This pause prevents...

Page 63: ...connected to the main logic board to complete the ground Caution The surface of the microSPARC II chip may be hot and could cause personal injury if touched Avoid contacting this component Caution Bef...

Page 64: ...n the captive Phillips screw in the upper right corner of the rear panel see FIGURE 7 1 3 Unscrew the Phillips screw that secures the lock block to the cover Remove the lock block and put it aside see...

Page 65: ...Wrist Strap on page 3 Caution When you are finished servicing parts inside the system unit be sure to close the system unit before turning on the power It is not safe to operate the system unit while...

Page 66: ...y See FIGURE 7 3 Make sure that the strap makes good contact with the metal casing of the power supply avoid the labels on top of the supply 7 3 Replacing the Cover 1 Remove the wrist strap from your...

Page 67: ...crew that secures the lock block to the cover See FIGURE 7 5 4 Tighten the captive Phillips screw in the upper right corner of the rear panel See FIGURE 7 5 Caution Do not use a power driver to tighte...

Page 68: ...7 6 SPARCstation 4 Model 110 Service Manual July 1996 FIGURE 7 5 Securing the System Unit Cover...

Page 69: ...o service the power supply under these conditions Disconnect the AC power cord prior to handling the power supply When servicing any other system component the AC power cord should remain connected it...

Page 70: ...emove the cover See Section 7 1 Removing the Cover on page 7 1 4 Attach a wrist strap and secure it to the upper flat edge of the rear panel See FIGURE 8 1 Note The wrist strap is usually grounded to...

Page 71: ...it from the chassis mounts See FIGURE 8 1 8 Lift the power supply out of the chassis and disconnect the DC power harness from the keyed connector on the rear of the power supply See FIGURE 8 1 8 1 2...

Page 72: ...the chassis at an angle so that the DC power connector fits under the peripheral bracket 4 Slide the power supply toward the rear of the chassis until it locks in the chassis mounts 5 Tighten the cap...

Page 73: ...5 4 Remove the CD ROM SCSI cable and the DC power harness from the metal cable clips See FIGURE 8 3 5 Unplug the speaker LED cable from the system board See FIGURE 8 3 Caution Disconnect the speaker...

Page 74: ...stem chassis 8 2 2 Replacing the Speaker LED Cable 1 Position the replacement speaker LED cable so that the power LED contacts the LED light pipe Then press the cable between the LED tabs to secure it...

Page 75: ...onnectors 4 Route the speaker LED cable under the card guide cable clips See FIGURE 8 3 5 Reconnect the speaker LED cable to its connector on the system board See FIGURE 8 3 6 Thread the CD ROM SCSI c...

Page 76: ...f the system See Section 6 1 Powering Off the System on page 6 1 2 Remove the cover and attach a wrist strap See Chapter 7 3 Locate the two rectangular slots on the underside of the chassis directly b...

Page 77: ...ing the speaker to avoid damaging the speaker surface Do not touch the diaphragm with tools or your fingers Grasp the speaker by the metal edges only 8 Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two scr...

Page 78: ...e speaker LED cable from the system board before disconnecting the cable from the speaker Failure to first disconnect the speaker LED cable from the system board can result in permanent damage to your...

Page 79: ...chassis wall 2 Unpack the replacement speaker 3 Slide the fast on connectors at the end of the speaker LED cable onto the terminals of the replacement speaker See FIGURE 8 7 Note One connector and te...

Page 80: ...Firmly press all three tab areas to ensure that the tabs snap securely into the chassis slots 6 Reconnect the speaker LED cable to the system board See FIGURE 8 3 7 Detach the wrist strap and replace...

Page 81: ...9 1 Hard Disk Drive The SPARCstation 4 system accommodates one internal 545 Mbyte or 1 05 Gbyte hard disk drive mounted in the on board disk drive bracket A specially designed handle fastened to the d...

Page 82: ...sk drive handle press the plastic latch located at the end of the drive 4 Lift the drive handle to its vertical position When lifted the drive handle acts as a lever to disengage the drive from its br...

Page 83: ...Release the handle latch near the rear of the drive and lift the handle until it is in the vertical position 3 Grasp the drive bracket handle with one hand with your other hand hold the drive steady M...

Page 84: ...end of the drive bracket See FIGURE 9 3 Note Do not force the handle If the handle does not move easily into the latched position remove the drive and try again FIGURE 9 3 Replacing the Disk Drive 6...

Page 85: ...ap See Chapter 7 3 Disconnect the CD ROM SCSI DC power and audio cable if present from the CD ROM drive Leave the cables plugged in to the system board 4 Push the CD ROM drive toward the edge of the c...

Page 86: ...wn in FIGURE 9 5 Jumpers should be present for ID4 ID2 and Term power all other jumpers should be removed FIGURE 9 5 Jumper Settings for the CD ROM Drive 3 Install the drive as shown in FIGURE 9 6 The...

Page 87: ...djacent to the power supply In order to remove or install the diskette drive you must first remove the CD ROM drive if it is present FIGURE 9 7 shows the location of each drive The diskette drive is n...

Page 88: ...Powering Off the System on page 6 1 2 Remove the cover and attach a wrist strap See Chapter 7 3 If the CD ROM drive is not installed remove the CD ROM filler panel as shown in FIGURE 9 8 If the CD RO...

Page 89: ...ve the CD ROM filler panel as shown in FIGURE 9 8 If the diskette drive is installed push the diskette drive toward the center of the chassis to disengage it Do not push on the drive s front bezel You...

Page 90: ...Manual July 1996 FIGURE 9 9 Disengaging the Diskette Drive 5 Lift the diskette drive out of the drive bracket Holding the drive in one hand detach the diskette data and DC power cables from the drive...

Page 91: ...ated installation information 2 Hold the diskette data cable by the end that has the single bend and feed the connector through the opening in the drive bracket wall 3 Hold the diskette data cable by...

Page 92: ...filler panel by inserting the bottom tabs into the corresponding slots in the chassis and rotating the panel upward into position FIGURE 9 11 Replacing the Diskette Drive 8 If there is a CD ROM drive...

Page 93: ...rear panel except the power cord 3 Remove the cover and attach a wrist strap See Chapter 7 4 Unplug the SCSI data connector P1 from the system board FIGURE 9 12 System Board Cable Connections 5 Remov...

Page 94: ...9 13 Internal Cable Routing 2 Reinstall the CD ROM drive See Section 9 2 2 Replacing the CD ROM Drive on page 9 6 3 Connect the SCSI cable connector P3 to the CD ROM drive The cable connects directly...

Page 95: ...carefully remove the harness from the system chassis Note how the harness is routed from the power supply through the chassis wall to the area behind the diskette drive 9 5 2 Replacing the Peripherals...

Page 96: ...Data Cable 1 Shut down and power off the system See Section 6 1 Powering Off the System on page 6 1 2 Remove the cover and attach a wrist strap See Chapter 7 3 Remove the CD ROM drive if present See S...

Page 97: ...the chassis floor 2 Connect the diskette data cable to its connector on the system board See Section 9 3 2 Replacing the Diskette Drive on page 9 11 3 Install the diskette drive See Section 9 3 2 Rep...

Page 98: ...6 1 Powering Off the System on page 6 1 2 Remove the cover and attach a wrist strap See Chapter 7 3 Remove the SBus card if present See Section 11 1 1 Removing the SBus Card on page 11 2 4 Unplug the...

Page 99: ...Module metal shield ensuring that the audio cable connector does not snag on any Audio Module component See FIGURE 9 16 FIGURE 9 16 Removing the Audio Cable From the Audio Module 7 From the system boa...

Page 100: ...e beneath the metal shield and connect it to its matching Audio Module connector See FIGURE 9 18 The connectors are keyed to install in one way only 2 Secure the audio cable in the retaining hooks on...

Page 101: ...vices 9 21 FIGURE 9 18 Pressing the Audio Cable Into the Cable Slot 4 Feed the Audio Module cable around the corner post of the card guide Cable slot Retaining hooks Taped cable section Audio cable co...

Page 102: ...tation 4 Model 110 Service Manual July 1996 FIGURE 9 19 Routing the Audio Cable Around the Corner Post 5 If you have a CD ROM drive go to Step 1 Otherwise secure the audio cable under the card guide C...

Page 103: ...0 Securing the Audio Cable 6 If you have a CD ROM drive connect the audio cable to the CD ROM drive audio cable connector FIGURE 9 21 CD ROM Audio Cable Connector Card guide tab Secure cable beneath t...

Page 104: ...Reconnecting the Main Logic Board Connectors 8 If you removed an SBus card earlier replace it now See Section 11 1 2 Replacing the SBus Card on page 11 5 9 Detach the wrist strap and replace the cover...

Page 105: ...able System Board Components on page 3 10 1 Damage Prevention Caution Use an antistatic mat when working with the system board An antistatic mat contains the amount of cushioning needed to protect the...

Page 106: ...ot place the system board SBus cards DSIMMs or chips on a hard surface Use a cushioned antistatic mat See Chapter 12 Transport the board in an antistatic bag Protect yourself and the equipment by obse...

Page 107: ...erview 10 3 10 4 Replaceable System Board Components The following system board components are replaceable DSIMMs VSIMM Audio Module SBus card NVRAM System board Chapter 11 describes how to remove and...

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Page 109: ...onfigure the system board and its replaceable parts SBus Card on page 1 Audio Module on page 7 DSIMMs on page 16 VSIMM on page 20 System Board on page 24 NVRAM on page 30 11 1 SBus Card The system boa...

Page 110: ...ard Carefully push upward with your thumbs until the card disconnects from the system board 11 1 1 Removing the SBus Card 1 Shut down and power off the system See Section 6 1 Powering Off the System o...

Page 111: ...Board and Component Replacement 11 3 FIGURE 11 3 Removing the Extractor Handle From an SBus Card 5 Insert the legs of the card extractor into the holes on the installed SBus card SBus card extractor...

Page 112: ...us Card Extractor 6 Hold both ends of the card extractor Pull upward slowly and evenly until the card is disconnected FIGURE 11 5 Removing the SBus Card 7 Remove the card extractor from the SBus card...

Page 113: ...pter bracket with tabs unscrew the retaining screws and discard the adapter bracket before installing the card 3 Push back the two upper card retainers on the SBus connector See FIGURE 11 6 4 Holding...

Page 114: ...gn the connectors carefully and push down evenly on both corners of the card to avoid damaging the connector pins 6 Push the card retainers forward to secure the SBus card 7 Detach the wrist strap and...

Page 115: ...d 8 Power on the system See Section 6 2 Powering On the System on page 6 4 11 2 Audio Module The SPARCstation 4 Audio Module plugs in to the Audio Module connector as shown in FIGURE 11 8 FIGURE 11 8...

Page 116: ...SBus Card on page 11 2 4 Free the audio cable from the cable slot on the side of the board and from the retaining hooks on the card guide See FIGURE 11 9 5 Unplug the audio cable from the connector o...

Page 117: ...GURE 11 4 8 Hold both ends of the card extractor Pull upward slowly and evenly until the Audio Module is disconnected Caution Lift up evenly on both sides of the Audio Module to avoid any damage to th...

Page 118: ...Audio Module 10 Remove the card extractor from the Audio Module See Step 1 11 Place the Audio Module on an antistatic surface 12 If you are not replacing the Audio Module insert an Audio Module fille...

Page 119: ...IGURE 11 12 Inserting the Audio Module Filler Panel 11 2 2 Replacing the Audio Module 1 Remove the Audio Module filler panel if present See FIGURE 11 13 Squeeze the two tabs at the base of the lower b...

Page 120: ...d the module by its edges and insert its central tab into the corresponding slot on the system back panel 3 Align the Audio Module connector with its corresponding connector on the system board The co...

Page 121: ...cement 11 13 FIGURE 11 14 Inserting the Audio Module 5 Lock the module in place Push both lower card retainers into the upright position FIGURE 11 15 Securing the Audio Module Insert tab into central...

Page 122: ...Audio Module The connectors are keyed to install in one way only FIGURE 11 16 Connecting the CD ROM Audio Cable 7 Secure the audio cable in the retaining hooks on the card guide Center the taped part...

Page 123: ...Board and Component Replacement 11 15 FIGURE 11 17 Pressing the Audio Cable Into the Cable Slot 9 Ensure that the cable is routed around the corner post of the card guide Cable slot Retaining hooks Ta...

Page 124: ...us Card on page 11 5 11 Detach the wrist strap and replace the cover See Chapter 7 12 Power on the system See Section 6 2 Powering On the System on page 6 4 11 3 DSIMMs This section describes the proc...

Page 125: ...made of delicate electronic components that are extremely sensitive to static electricity Ordinary amounts of static from your clothes or work environment can destroy a DSIMM Handle a DSIMM only by t...

Page 126: ...t the faulty DSIMM press down on the ejection levers on both sides of the DSIMM connector See FIGURE 11 20 FIGURE 11 20 Ejecting the DSIMM 6 Holding the DSIMM by its edges remove it from the slot and...

Page 127: ...FIGURE 11 21 Hold the DSIMM by its edges and orient it so that the two notches at the bottom of the DSIMM line up with the two tabs in the DSIMM connector Note The slot closest to the rear panel must...

Page 128: ...he system banner to verify that the system recognizes the new memory The system banner appears at the top of the screen a few seconds after you power on the system Check the amount of memory listed in...

Page 129: ...ist strap See Chapter 7 3 Place an antistatic surface next to the system 4 Locate the only VSIMM slot See FIGURE 11 23 FIGURE 11 23 VSIMM Slot Location 5 To eject the faulty VSIMM press down on the ej...

Page 130: ...protective packaging and place it on an antistatic surface The bag in which the VSIMM is packed makes a good antistatic surface 2 Find the VSIMM slot and unlock press down the ejector levers at both e...

Page 131: ...GURE 11 25 Orienting the VSIMM 4 Place your thumbs as shown in FIGURE 11 26 and push the VSIMM firmly into its connector 5 To lock the VSIMM in place push both ejector levers into the upright position...

Page 132: ...em See Section 6 2 Powering On the System on page 6 4 11 5 System Board 11 5 1 Removing the System Board 1 Shut down and power off the system See Section 6 1 Powering Off the System on page 6 1 2 Remo...

Page 133: ...on page 11 20 7 Remove the NVRAM See Section 11 6 1 Removing the NVRAM Chip on page 11 30 8 Unplug the DC power SCSI data diskette data and speaker LED cables if present from the system board See FIGU...

Page 134: ...e board on an antistatic surface FIGURE 11 29 Removing the System Board 11 5 2 Replacing the System Board The serial port jumpers are preset for RS423 mode See Section 11 5 3 Setting Jumpers on page 1...

Page 135: ...oard slightly to make sure that the foot on the underside of the board doesn t catch the metal edge of the chassis c Slide the board along the card guide until it is fully inserted FIGURE 11 30 Instal...

Page 136: ...n the following order a NVRAM See Section 11 6 2 Replacing the NVRAM Chip on page 11 31 b DSIMMs See Section 11 3 2 Replacing a DSIMM on page 11 19 c VSIMM See Section 11 4 2 Replacing the VSIMM on pa...

Page 137: ...RS232 mode 1 Shut down and power off the system See Section 6 1 Powering Off the System on page 6 1 2 Remove the cover and attach a wrist strap See Chapter 7 3 If an SBus card is installed remove it S...

Page 138: ...Power on the system See Section 6 2 Powering On the System on page 6 4 11 6 NVRAM 11 6 1 Removing the NVRAM Chip 1 Shut down and power off the system See Section 6 1 Powering Off the System on page 6...

Page 139: ...Carefully align the pins and insert the NVRAM chip into the socket make certain that the notches on the socket and chip are aligned properly The carrier is keyed so that the NVRAM chip can be install...

Page 140: ...11 32 SPARCstation 4 Model 110 Service Manual July 1996 7 Power on the system See Section 6 2 Powering On the System on page 6 4...

Page 141: ...parts that comprise the SPARCstation 4 system and a list of customer replaceable units CRUs and their part numbers Illustrations of Selected CRUs on page 1 Replacement Parts List on page 4 12 1 Illus...

Page 142: ...12 2 SPARCstation 4 Model 110 Service Manual July 1996 FIGURE 12 1 Selected CRUs System Unit CD ROM drive top Diskette drive bottom Power supply DSIMMs System board Hard disk drive...

Page 143: ...hapter 12 Illustrated Parts Breakdown 12 3 FIGURE 12 2 Standard External Cables FIGURE 12 3 Optional External Cable AC power cord Twisted pair Ethernet cable 13W3 video cable Keyboard cable SCSI cable...

Page 144: ...they are subject to change Consult your authorized Sun sales representative or service provider to confirm part numbers before you order new or replacement parts TABLE 12 1 Part Number List Customer R...

Page 145: ...te Drive Cable Internal 530 2277 21 Speaker LED Cable Internal 530 2291 22 CD ROM SCSI Cable Internal 530 2129 23 Disk Drive Cable Internal 530 2146 24 DC Power Harness 530 2302 25 1 Mbyte TGX Frame B...

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Page 147: ...s on page 2 Environmental Requirements on page 3 A 1 Physical Specifications TABLE A 1 lists the physical specifications for the SPARCstation 4 system unit keyboard and optical mouse TABLE A 1 Physica...

Page 148: ...200 240 Vac AC Operating Range 87 264 Vrms 47 63 Hz Maximum VA Rating 75 VA Maximum Power Consumption2 2 Maximum power consumption with monitor connected to accessory outlet is 203 Watts 53 Watts Max...

Page 149: ...e Range 0 to 3000 meters 0 to 9840 feet 10 C to 40 C 50 F to 104 F IEC 68 2 40 68 2 41 Vibration 0 1 gravity g peak 5 500 Hz 3 perpendicular axes IEC 68 2 6 Shock 5 g peak 11 milliseconds half sine pu...

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Page 151: ...terface AUI Connector on page 3 Twisted Pair Ethernet Connector on page 4 Serial Connector Ports A and B on page 4 Keyboard Mouse Connector on page 5 Audio Module Ports Optional on page 6 13W3 Video C...

Page 152: ...ound 28 Data 2 45 Reset 12 Ground 29 Data 3 46 Message 13 N C 30 Data 4 47 Select 14 Ground 31 Data 5 48 Control data 15 Ground 32 Data 6 49 Request 16 Ground 33 Data 7 50 Direction 17 Ground 34 Parit...

Page 153: ...9 Data 7 22 Ground 10 Ack_out_l 23 Ground 11 Busy_out_l 24 Ground 12 Pe_in 25 Ground 13 Select_out TABLE B 3 Pinout for Attachment Unit Interface AUI Connector Pin Description Pin Description 1 N C 9...

Page 154: ...iption 1 Transmit Data 5 N C 2 Transmit Data 6 Receive Data 3 Receive Data 7 Presence detect 4 N C 8 Presence detect TABLE B 5 Pinout for Combined Serial Connector Ports A and B Pin Description1 Pin D...

Page 155: ...Transmit Clock DTE Source TRxCa 12 B Data Carrier Detect DCDb 25 B Transmit Clock DTE Source TRxCb 13 B Clear to Send CTSb 1 Splitter cable X985A is required to use both ports simultaneously Port A is...

Page 156: ...8 Headphone Connector This connector is used to connect a set of stereophonic headphones to the system for private listening of audio output TABLE B 7 Signals for the Audio Module Ports1 1 E I A stand...

Page 157: ...connector is used to connect external stereophonic sound sources such as a compact disc player or cassette tape player to the system B 7 4 Microphone Connector FIGURE B 11 Microphone Connector This c...

Page 158: ...o Inputs Outputs Specifications 1 Line In Frequency Response 2 V typical 4 V maximum 5 to 50 k ohm impedance 20 Hz to 17 kHz 0 5dB Internal CD Input 2 Input Level Distortion S N Ratio Frequency Respon...

Page 159: ...TABLE B 10 13W3 Video Connector Pin Assignments Pin Function I O Level A1 Red O Analog A2 Green O Analog A3 Blue O Analog 1 Serial Read TTL 2 Vert Sync O TTL 3 Sense 0 I TTL 4 Ground GND 5 Comp Sync...

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Page 161: ...ABLE C 1 and TABLE C 2 this target is assigned only if the device is present On the SPARCstation 4 system SCSI termination takes place on the system board when the internal disk is present When assign...

Page 162: ...6 to an external device if it is automatically assigned to an internal device TABLE C 2 SCSI Targeting Solaris 2 x SunOS 5 x Operating Systems SCSI Device SCSI Target On board disk SCSI target automat...

Page 163: ...atibility Mode Prompt on page 8 You have access to a number of additional tests in the boot PROM called FORTH Diagnostics To invoke these tests you must enter the FORTH Monitor Caution To run the FORT...

Page 164: ...hen halts itself after a one minute delay If you wish to provide a longer delay see the man page for shutdown 1 The system synchronizes the file systems and brings you to the ok prompt 3 Enter reset a...

Page 165: ...test memory test iommu sbus ledma le test net test floppy test floppy disk drive test net test net device specifier is an alias test scsi test scsi device specifier is an alias watch clock show ticks...

Page 166: ...s the result as a seconds counter The counter should count from 0 to 59 repeatedly until you interrupt it by pressing any key on the keyboard The following screen gives you an example of a watch clock...

Page 167: ...the selection of Ethernet interfaces to monitor by using specific commands Use watch tpe to monitor the 10BASET TPE connection or watch aui to monitor the 10BASE5 thick Ethernet connection ok watch ne...

Page 168: ...For example ok watch tpe Using TP Ethernet Interface Lance register test succeeded Internal loopback test succeeded External loopback test succeeded Looking for Ethernet packets is a good packet X is...

Page 169: ...system device tree followed by the SCSI device identification data For example D 1 6 module info This command reports back the system CPU information including the microprocessor name its revision the...

Page 170: ...alone if diag switch false the selftest megs parameter takes a default value of 1 megabyte factory defined value or the value you set using setenv shown in the example above Any whole number may be us...

Page 171: ...stic firmware contained in the boot PROM These diagnostics include the Power On Self Test POST and on board diagnostics buffer The auxiliary data storage device that holds data temporarily and that ma...

Page 172: ...d by the prompt From the prompt you can boot the system continue the execution of a halted program or enter the FORTH Toolkit Monitor 2 A video display unit that is part of the SPARCstation 4 system I...

Page 173: ...nd External Storage Modules system Monitor See Monitor 1 or 2 terminal A video display device and keyboard that is used to type and display information A terminal may be connected to either of the ser...

Page 174: ...Glossary 4 SPARCstation 4 Model 110 Service Manual July 1996...

Page 175: ...9 5 removal replacement 9 5 to 9 7 connector pin assignments Audio Module connectors B 6 AUI connector B 3 keyboard mouse connector B 5 parallel connector B 2 SCSI connector B 1 serial connectors B 4...

Page 176: ...ior view of system 1 2 internal options 1 4 K keyboard diagnostic LEDs 3 2 3 8 keyboard mouse connector pinout B 5 M main logic board See system board memory error reporting 4 7 location J number 4 7...

Page 177: ...ntal A 3 input power A 2 RS232 setting jumpers for 11 29 RS423 setting jumpers for 11 29 S safety requirements 5 1 SBUS card 11 1 removal replacement 11 2 to 11 5 SCSI SCSI connector pinout B 1 SCSI d...

Page 178: ...2 9 D 8 testing the power supply 4 3 testing the system board 4 5 thick Ethernet D 5 tip connection 3 5 tip window 3 6 tools required 5 3 tpe link test parameter 2 8 troubleshooting 2 1 to 2 11 turnin...